University of South Florida

Dr. Walgampaya is a board-certified internal medicine physician. After completing his undergraduate studies in biology and pre-medicine, Dr. Walgampaya received his medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. He completed his internal medicine residency program at Seton Hall University/St. Michael's Medical Center in Newark, NJ. Previously, Dr. Walgampaya served as a medical director, chief medical officer and coroner, worked in an emergency room, and practiced both traditional and outpatient internal medicine. In his spare time, he enjoys volunteering, reading, traveling, gardening, cycling and running. Treats patients 18 years of age and older.

Dr. Lohrbach is a board-certified family medicine physician. She completed her undergraduate studies and medical degree at the University of Iowa and went on to complete a residency in family practice at Barberton Citizens Hospital in Barberton, OH.

Prior to transitioning to the outpatient family care setting, Dr. Lohrbach's experience includes missionary work at a 100-bed hospital in Zambia where she cared for a wide range of acute and chronic patients. She also worked as an emergency medicine physician in Ohio and most recently practiced at Petersburg Healthcare Alliance in Petersburg, VA.

Dr. Lohrbach is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Outside of the office, she enjoys spending time with family, traveling and running.

Dr. Lohrbach treats patients 18 years and older.

Dr. Gadea is a board-certified internal medicine physician. He completed his undergraduate degree in biology at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. Dr. Gadea went on to complete his medical degree in osteopathic medicine at Nova-Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine in Davie, FL and an internal medicine residency at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Gadea has practiced as a primary care physician in the Tampa Bay area since 1998, providing care for adult and geriatric patients. For over six years, he served as a medical director for a private/public collaboration between the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and Pfizer pharmaceutical company leading a disease management program specifically designed to help a large group of patients suffering from chronic medical conditions such as congestive heart failure and diabetes to better understand their medical conditions and health needs in order to better care for themselves and improve their quality of life.

Dr. Gadea's professional interests include individualized diabetes care, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hyperlipidemia. He focuses on preventive health and patient education, and encourages his patients to take an active part in their healthcare plan.

Dr. Gadea has received numerous 'Patients Choice Awards' and was recently recognized as one of 'America's Best Physicians' by the National Consumer Advisory Board. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association and has received recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for diabetes care. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

Outside of the office, Dr. Gadea enjoys exercising, fishing and travelling with his family.

Dr. Poblete is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. She earned her medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, and completed her training in Internal Medicine at the Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. She joined TGMG in 2005; prior to this, she worked in both traditional internal medicine and ambulatory care.

Dr. Poblete manages acute and chronic conditions that affect the adult population, and provides preventive care through age-appropriate testing. She is recognized by the NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program. 

Kimberly LaMartin, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician. Dr. LaMartin earned her medical degree and completed her internal medicine residency at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.

She has served as an attending physician in several community healthcare programs including the Health Park 30th Street Internal Medicine Resident Clinic and Geriatric Workforce Enforcement Program Clinic.

Dr. LaMartin's health care interests include preventive care. She is a member of the American College of Physicians and American Geriatrics Society.

Dr. LaMartin treats patients 18 years and older.

Loren J. Bartels, M.D., FACS is an Otologist, Neurotologist, and Skull Based Surgeon in Tampa, FL.

Loren J Bartels MD FACS was a member of the charter class of the University of South Florida College of Medicine, which graduated in 1974. He was elected a charter member of the USF chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, a national organization of outstanding medical school students. Dr. Bartels completed post-graduate residency training in otolaryngology (head-and-neck) surgery at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. He completed a one-year fellowship in otology, neurotology and skull-base surgery in 1980 at the world-renowned House Ear Institute in Los Angeles.

Dr. Bartels returned to USF in 1980 and joined the faculty of the College of Medicine where he rose to the rank of associate professor with tenure in Surgery, Neurology and Radiology. While in private practice, he has been promoted to Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology. At USF, he and his chief audiologist opened Tampa Bay area's first cochlear implant program as well as the first cochlear implant program in the State of Florida dedicated to meeting the needs of children. The staff of the Tampa Bay Hearing and Balance Center continue this work with the busiest cochlear implant services in our region.

Dr. Bartels has served as an officer of several organizations, including president of the USF College of Canadian Pharmacy Medicine faculty and the Florida Society of Otolaryngology. He has been Chief of the Medical Staff for Tampa General Hospital and a member of the Tampa General Hospital Board of Directors. He has been recognized in Best Doctors in America continuously since 1992 and has been elected as a member of several prestigious senior professional societies, including the American Otologic Society, the Triologic Society, the American Neurotology Society and others.

He received the Honor Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery for service on the task forces which wrote the Board Certification examination questions and created home study courses in otolaryngology. He received the Distinguished Alumnus and the Alumni Service Award from the USF College of Medicine Alumni Association. He worked with State of Florida Children's Medical Services staff and others to establish a law that mandates that all newborn babies have their hearing checked.

Dr. Bartels has written and made scholarly presentations on a variety of ear-related problems. With Advanced Bionics Corporation, a cochlear implant company, training video CDs of Dr. Bartels' cochlear implant surgical techniques have been produced that are now used in many countries to train other surgeons in modern cochlear implant surgical methods.

Dr. Hauser is a Professor of Neurology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, in Tampa, Florida. He serves as Director of the USF Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center. Dr. Hauser earned a medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and completed neurology training at the Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Norfolk General Hospital. Dr. Hauser completed a fellowship in Movement Disorders at the University of South Florida and became Center Director in 1994. Dr. Hauser has authored or co-authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications. He lectures frequently at scientific meetings around the world. He is Past Chairman of the Interventional Neurology Section of the American Academy of Neurology, has served on the executive committee of the Parkinson Study Group, and was a member of the steering committee for the NIH sponsored Neuroprotective Exploratory Trials in Parkinson's Disease program (NET-PD). His primary research interest is in the development of new medical and surgical treatments for Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.