Mariela Varis

Dr. Mariela Varis is a board certified family medicine physician at Sabal Direct Primary Care in Ocala. Raised in Southern California, she studied theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio while completing her pre-med requirements, then attended the University of Florida College of Medicine, where she was recognized for both humanism and excellence in family medicine. She trained in full-spectrum family medicine at Ventura County Medical Center and later worked at a small, privately owned primary care practice, an experience that left her disillusioned with insurance-driven medicine and drawn toward direct primary care.

She belongs to the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Catholic Medical Association. Her practice centers on the dignity of each patient, built on a strong doctor-patient relationship and attention to whole-person wellness, and she especially enjoys helping patients manage chronic disease through healthier habits and guiding women through questions about fertility.

A self-described creative and philosopher at heart, Varis and her husband Robert fell in love with Ocala and settled there with their daughter, Vienna. She is fluent in Spanish and conversational in French and Finnish.