Meet Our Primary Care Team
Clinton Family Physicians provides complete medical care for your family. Our office is led by family medicine physicians Jose Malagon, MD and Gonzalo de Villa, MD. With more than 30 years of combined medical experience, our doctors are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of chronic and acute illnesses. They are supported by certified family nurse practitioners, who work closely with our physicians to provide excellent primary care for all of our patients. Thank you for learning more about our team.
William H. Culbert, MD
Congratulations to Dr. Culbert on his recent retirement!
The care of all former patients of Dr. Culbert will be transitioned to one of his partners at Clinton Family Physicians. If you have any questions about how your care will be transitioned, please call our office at (865) 457-4702.
Gonzalo de Villa, MD
“I’m passionate about medicine. Compassionate about my patients.”
Clinical Interests
- Pediatric, adolescent, and adult medicine
- Preventive medicine
- Mental wellness
- Women’s health
Medical School
American University of Antigua COM
Antigua/New York NY, 2012-2017
Residency
Family Medicine,
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN, 2017-2020
Board Certification
Family Practice – Board Eligible
Professional Organizations
Member, American Academy of Family Physicians; Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians
Get to Know Dr. de Villa
Dr. de Villa loves spending time with his family and their new baby. He enjoys traveling abroad, exploring new cultures, and checking out local places. Dr. de Villa is also a huge tennis fan. He played Division I college tennis.
Jose Malagon, MD
Medical School
Universidad de Los Andes,
Merida, Venezuela, 1988
Internship/Residency
General Internship,
Hospital Universidad de Los Andes, 1986 – 88
Family Practice,
University of Tennessee Graduate Medical School
Knoxville, TN, 1992-95
Board Certification
Family Practice
Professional Organizations
Member, Tennessee American Academy of Family Practice; Tennessee Medical Association
Welsey Pettiford, FNP-C
Board Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Education:
Master of Science in Nursing,
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN
Bachelor of Science in Nursing,
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, TN
Karen Whalen, FNP-BC
Board Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Education:
Master of Science in Nursing,
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN
Bachelor of Science in Nursing,
Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TN