Bharati Kolte, MD
Founding physician. Sees patients with a team of Nurse Practitioners
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Dr. Bharati Kolte was born in Nagpur, a mid-sized city in central India. She studied medicine at the Government Medical College, Nagpur and completed her residency from the State University of New York at Buffalo.​ ​She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and has practiced in Texas since 2000. For the first 13 years, she practiced hospital-based medicine at the Heart Hospital of Austin, Seton Medical Center, and other hospitals in the Austin area. While providing care for chronically ill patients in Austin Regional Clinic's Advanced Care Coordination Clinic from 2011 to 2013, she became acutely aware of the need to help patients change their lifestyle to successfully treat multiple chronic diseases. This experience inspired her to change her career path from hospital medicine to outpatient medicine and start Flora Medical Clinic in 2014.
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In 2017, Dr. Kolte became Board Certified in Lifestyle Medicine to use lifestyle modification for prevention and treatment of lifestyle diseases.
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Dr. Kolte lives in Austin with her husband, 2 children, and their dog. When not in the clinic, she loves to sing, cook, and spend time with her family and neighbors.​
Mindy Mojica, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Mindy Mojica is an AANP board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She received her Bachelor's in Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin and her Master's in Nursing at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Through caring for patients with multiple chronic conditions in the hospital setting she saw the increasingly pressing need for primary preventative measures. Mindy changed her lifestyle and diet to more wholesome and plant based foods in 2016 and is transitioning out of the hospital and into the primary care setting in hopes of helping patients through their own health and wellness journey at the preventative level.
In her free time Mindy enjoys rock climbing, hiking, and visiting as many National Parks as she can.
Ashley Pilcher Sojka, MSN, DNP, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Ashley Pilcher Sojka is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She first earned her bachelor's degree in exercise science at George Washington University. While pursuing her education, she played D1 softball, which provided her with intense weightlifting training both in college and throughout her athletic career. She then earned her master's in entry level nursing and graduated as a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Johns Hopkins University.
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With experience caring for critically ill patients in both Washington DC and Austin as a neuroscience critical care nurse, general critical care nurse, and pediatrics nurse, she is passionate about using exercise and a healthy lifestyle to improve patients' lives.
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Outside of work, Ashley loves connecting with friends and community, spending time with her husband, and adventuring around Austin with nature hikes in the hill country.
Angel Villanueva
Clinical Exercise Physiologist
Angel Villanueva is an exercise physiologist with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, specializing in applied exercise physiology from Texas A&M University. Originally from Brownsville, Texas, Angel is passionate about promoting wellness through exercise and healthy living.
With experience in cardiac rehabilitation and medical fitness, Angel focuses on creating individualized treatment plans and exercise prescriptions. He is dedicated to using effective strategies to support the management of chronic diseases across different age groups and populations. Angel has recently contributed to a hospital's cardiopulmonary rehabilitation center, where he enhanced his skills in patient care.
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In his free time, Angel enjoys exercising, swimming, and spending time with his family.
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Kelly McCullough
Clinical Team Lead
Medical Assistant Care Navigator
Kelly is a native Austinite and animal lover who enjoys making people laugh. She studied biology at the University of Texas and has been a medical assistant at our practice since 2018. She is also our vaccine coordinator, our IT department, and she manages some of our patient programs. Kelly is passionate about patient-focused health care and was drawn to Flora because of its refreshing approach to treating chronic illnesses. She hopes to further her career in medicine under the guidance of Dr. Kolte.
Sara Pelczarski
Medical Assistant Care Navigator
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Sara fills many roles at Flora. She manages appointments, assists with billing, speaks with potential new patients, and provides our team with both administrative and clinical medical assistance.
Susan Thomas
Office Manager
Medical Assistant Care Navigator
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With over 39 years of experience in clinical and office administration, Susan brings a wealth of expertise and organizational skills to her role as office manager for Flora Medical Clinic. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a deep commitment to ensuring smooth and efficient office operations, from managing patient scheduling to overseeing administrative processes and supporting clinical teams. Susan's extensive experience in the healthcare sector allows her to balance the intricacies of creating positive ongoing patient relationships with the demands of office management with great attention to detail.
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Outside of her professional life, Susan is a proud mother of one son and one grandson. She enjoys spending time with her spouse, family and friends, as well as her church family.
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Susan is passionate about creating a positive, efficient environment that benefits both staff and patients.
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