about us
Since 1999, Clinica Camellia has been committed to providing family medicine and obstetric care while serving women, children, workers, and families in our community.
About Us
Clinica Camellia
The Camellia Foundation is a nonprofit, physician-led community health organization in Memphis, Tennessee, that serves families regardless of insurance, language, or circumstance through Clínica Camellia, delivering integrated primary care, obstetrics, behavioral health, and addiction treatment under one roof in some of the region’s most medically underserved neighborhoods.
Camellia’s mission is twofold: to provide excellent, compassionate care to the patients who need it most, and to build the health care workforce that will carry that care forward.
The organization is a teaching environment at every level, from its nationally recognized primary care obstetrics fellowship for physicians to training and mentorship for medical and nursing students, residents, medical assistants, community health workers, and front-office staff, offering anyone drawn to a career in health care a place to learn by serving, alongside clinicians who treat the underserved not as a specialty but as a calling.
OUR VISION & VALUES
Committed to Care for Our Community
Clinica Camellia will follow Biblical principles, and physicians will have the authority to provide charity care where needed
Clinica Camellia will provide urgent and continuing care for women, children, workers, and their families
Clinica Camellia will improve the health of the community by focusing on the ten percent of the information which makes ninety percent of the clinical difference
Clinica Camellia will maintain its national reputation for excellence in family medicine and obstetrics 24/7, 365 days of the year.
Our FM-OB Fellowship
Family Medicine + Obstetrics Fellowship
Family Medicine & Obstetrics Fellowship at Camellia Foundation. This two-year fellowship trains family physicians in advanced obstetrics, including cesarean sections and high-risk pregnancy management, to enable full-scope practice locally and globally. Based in North Memphis, Medicos Medical Center includes Clinica Camellia (state-insured patients) and Clinica Medicos (uninsured, mostly Spanish-speaking). Founded in 1999, it provides comprehensive, affordable care rooted in Biblical and Hippocratic values.
Fellows receive hands-on training in surgical obstetrics, office procedures (e.g., colonoscopy, IUD insertions, wound care), and running a private practice. The program emphasizes both hospital and outpatient care, with fellows also serving as junior faculty. Graduates are prepared for board certification in Family Medicine Obstetrics and supported in finding post-fellowship opportunities.
For applications, contact Dr. William MacMillan Rodney at wmrodney@aol.com.
OUR LEADERSHIP
Meet Our Leadership
Meet the physicians helping lead Clinica Camellia’s commitment to family medicine, obstetrics, and community-focused care.
William McMillan Rodney
MD, FAAFP, FACEP
Professor, Family Medicine Obstetrics
Chair, AAFP, MIG Independent Practice
John McMillan Rodney
MD, FAAFP, FASAM
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Fellowship Director at Medicos Para La Familia
President, Camellia Foundation
OUR TEAM
Dedicated to Your Family’s Health
Our bilingual healthcare team is committed to providing compassionate, accessible care for women, children, and families throughout the Memphis community.
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John Rocco Rodney, MD, FAAFP, FASAM
Medical Director
Alex Labrador, DNP PMHNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Eliana Garcete, PA
Physician Assistant
Evelyn Howard, LCSW, CAADC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Diana Alejandra Acosta, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
Title VI Notice to the Public
Camellia Foundation operates its programs and services without regard to race, color, or national origin in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Any person who believes they have been subjected to discrimination under Title VI may file a complaint with Camellia Foundation.
For more information about the Title VI program, complaint procedures, or to request information in another language, contact:
Title VI Coordinator: Desiree Caggiano
Phone: (901) 390-7920
Address: 3068 Covington Pike, Suite 7, Memphis, TN 38128