PRIMARY CARE PLUS – METAIRIE
Same Day or Next Day Appointments Available for Current Patients
Office Hours:
7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Thursday
7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Friday
3625 Houma Blvd.
Metairie, LA 70006
504-836-1575
Our Providers
Hector M. Montalvo, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Dr. Hector Montalvo earned a Doctor of Medicine from San Carlos University School of Medicine in Guatemala in 1986. He participated in several clinical research projects at Tulane University School of Medicine, before completing post-graduate training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Prior to joining Primary Care Plus, Dr. Montalvo served the Metairie community in private practice for 20 years.
Joseph Romito, M.D.
Family Medicine
Dr. Joseph Romito is board certified in family medicine and holds a Doctor of Medicine from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Romito completed the university’s Family Medicine Residency Program in Kenner. He is interested in nutrition and improving and preserving musculoskeletal function.
SARAH SCHWERTNER, M.D.
Family Medicine
Dr. Sarah Schwertner earned a Bachelor of Science in pre-med psychology and biological studies from the University of New Orleans. She started at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in 2008, then joined the Louisiana Army National Guard in 2010, where she performed health assessments for National Guard members. Dr. Schwertner completed her family medicine residency program at East Jefferson General Hospital in 2016.
Before joining Primary Care Plus, Dr. Schwertner provided urgent care, occupational medicine and family medicine in private practice across the New Orleans area. She previously held appointments at NOLA Doc, East Jefferson Family Practice and Pelican State Outpatient Center.
Major Schwertner continues to serve in the National Guard as part of the U.S. Army Medical Command. She is board certified and has been a member of the American Association of Family Physicians since 2013.
Patrick Buchta, APRN, FNP-C
Family Medicine
Patrick Buchta is a board-certified family nurse practitioner. He holds a master’s degree in nursing from The University of Alabama at Birmingham and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Louisiana State University. Patrick has more than 10 years of health care experience, including in hospital and medical center environments.
Jaime Macaluso, FNP-C
Family Medicine
Jaime Macaluso earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of New Orleans in 2008 and an associate degree in nursing from Delgado Charity School of Nursing in 2010. She continued her education at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, earning a Bachelor of Science in nursing in 2012 and a Master of Science in nursing in 2016.
Jaime began her career at East Jefferson General Hospital as a registered nurse in a medical-surgical unit. Prior to joining Primary Care Plus, she served as a family nurse practitioner in primary care and urgent care settings at East Jefferson General Hospital, JenCare Senior Medical Center and The Urgent Care.
Jaime is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Mary Palmer
Cardiovascular Sonography
Mary Palmer earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Louisiana State University in 2014. She then earned a bachelor’s degree in cardiopulmonary science from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.
Prior to joining Primary Care Plus, Mary served as a cardiovascular sonographer at the St. Thomas Heart and Vascular Center and the Cardiovascular Institute of the South. Most recently, she worked as a cardiac sonographer at East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie.
Mary is certified in adult echocardiography, vascular technology, and sonography principles and instrumentation by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. She is also certified in basic life support by the American Red Cross.
