About Us
Dedicated to providing the highest standard of digestive health care.
Our Practice
Leading the Way in Digestive Health
At Gastro in Florida, our mission is to deliver comprehensive, compassionate, and cutting-edge care for all digestive disorders. Our state-of-the-art facility is equipped with the latest diagnostic technology, allowing our board-certified specialists to detect, prevent, and treat a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions. You are not just a number here. We listen, explain, and walk with you at every step of your health journey.
Our Specialists
Meet Our Doctors
Dr. Vikram Tarugu
Dr. Vikram Tarugu is a board-certified gastroenterologist with over 20 years of clinical experience. He completed his internal medicine residency at New York Medical College in New York and his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Mississippi, followed by advanced training in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) at the University of Montreal and in inflammatory bowel disease at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Since 2013, Dr. Tarugu has been the owner and sole gastroenterology provider at Akro Gastroenterology in Okeechobee — the only GI practice serving Okeechobee County — and an attending gastroenterologist at Raulerson Hospital, providing inpatient GI consultation and endoscopic care including colonoscopy, EGD, and ERCP. He also holds active privileges at Wellington Regional Medical Center and founded Wellington Digestive Institute, serving the Wellington and Palm Beach County community. Through Wellington Digestive Institute, Dr. Tarugu also serves patients from West Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach and the surrounding Palm Beach County communities.
Dr. Tarugu's expertise has been featured in national media — see our Press & Media page.
His practice spans the full spectrum of digestive health, from screening colonoscopy and upper endoscopy to advanced therapeutic procedures — ERCP, EUS, and complex colonoscopy — along with long-term management of inflammatory bowel disease and liver disease. Dr. Tarugu has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications in gastrointestinal health and has been recognized for consistently high patient satisfaction.
Dr. Srinivas Kaza
Dr. Srinivas Kaza, MD, FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon specializing in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery at Wellington Regional Medical Center in Wellington, FL.
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