Meet Our Doctors & Physician Assistants
A physician-led team with deep roots in Raymondville, Willacy County and the Rio Grande Valley.
Our Providers
Your Care Team
Board-certified internal medicine physician Dr. Jorge Bernal leads our team of physician assistants Salvador Acevedo PA-C, Taylor Martinez PA-C and Raul Garcia PA-C, each trained in the Rio Grande Valley and committed to caring for our neighbors close to home.
Jorge Alejandro Bernal, MD
Medical Director & Supervising Physician
Dr. Bernal is a board-certified internal medicine physician and Rio Grande Valley native, a UT Pan American graduate who studied medicine at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara and returned home to complete his internal medicine residency at UTRGV/Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg. He works as a hospitalist across several health systems, managing everything from routine admissions to critical, ICU-level care.
Before residency, Dr. Bernal spent over a year as a clinical research fellow at the DHR Health Institute for Research & Development, working on cardiovascular and liver-disease trials. That research background, paired with broad hands-on experience across internal medicine, cardiology, pulmonology, GI, nephrology, and critical care, is what he brings to Live Oak Health and Urgent Care as Medical Director and supervising physician. A Valley native himself, Dr. Bernal cares deeply about bringing quality care closer to home, and he's excited to serve the Raymondville and Willacy County community.
Salvador Acevedo, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Sal is a Willacy County native, a Raymondville High School graduate who went on to dedicate more than 20 years to EMS, working his way up to Licensed Paramedic Supervisor before retiring from the service. Along the way, he spent 11 years at Texas State Technical College in Harlingen as a Paramedic Instructor, Advanced Coordinator, and Program Chair, playing a key role in getting the EMS program accredited. He later returned to school himself, earning his Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from UTRGV in 2023.
Sal's clinical training spans pediatrics at Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi, internal medicine in El Paso, and advanced work in critical care and hepatobiliary disorders at Houston Methodist Hospital , giving him a broad, well-rounded foundation for managing complex medical conditions. He practices with a team-based approach, leaning on patient education, prevention, and lifestyle modification to help patients get and stay healthy. After decades spent responding to emergencies across Willacy County, he's excited to now provide that same level of care from inside Live Oak Health and Urgent Care, serving the community he's always called home.
Taylor Martinez, PA-C
Co-Owner & Physician Assistant
Taylor Martinez, PA-C, is a co-owner of Live Oak Health & Urgent Care and a Physician Assistant with a background in family medicine and a passion for community based care. A proud graduate of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, she earned both her Master of Physician Assistant Studies and Master of Science in Nutrition from UTRGV. Her academic journey also gave her the memorable opportunity to present at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Taylor brings her background in family medicine and nutrition together through a thoughtful, integrative approach to care. She strives to make every patient feel heard, comfortable, and at home while staying current with advancements in medicine. Her philosophy is simple: there are no failures. If one approach does not work, you find another avenue forward.
Outside of medicine, Taylor is deeply family oriented, and her son is her pride and joy. She enjoys cooking with him, spending time outdoors with family and friends, and being around her family's cattle. As a co-owner of Live Oak Health & Urgent Care, she is proud to give back to her community and help create a practice rooted in compassionate, personalized care.
Raul Garcia, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Raul Garcia is a board-certified Physician Assistant with deep roots in the Rio Grande Valley. Before earning his Master's in Physician Assistant Studies from UTRGV, Raul spent years as a licensed paramedic and flight paramedic, responding to 911 calls and critical transports across the Valley experience that shaped how he approaches urgent, fast-moving patient care today. He's also worked as a high school science teacher, so patient education comes naturally to him.
Raul currently practices in urgent care and family medicine, treating patients of all ages for everything from routine illness to acute emergencies, and is fluent in medical Spanish. Outside the clinic, he's a Valley native through and through, and brings that same hometown investment to Live Oak Health and Urgent Care.