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The Medina Healthcare System welcomes the Digestive Diseases Center of South Texas, P.L.L.C. to Specialty Clinic 2, located at 610 31st St. Digestive Diseases Center of South Texas has provided 30 years of superior quality gastroenterology services to San Antonio, Jourdanton, Floresville, and the South Texas region and are thrilled to add Hondo to their list of service areas. “We have taken care of three generations of Texan families.” said Medical Director Dr. Ravi Botla. “Our practice consists of nine board certified gastroenterologists and a large clinical and administrative support staff.”​

Medina Healthcare CEO Janice Simons adds, “We are pleased to offer the services of these highly skilled specialists to our community. Dr. Botla and Dr. Goyal have extensive training and experience in digestive diseases and disorders, and they will be an asset to the services we can provide at Medina Regional Hospital.”

Both Dr. Ravi Botla and Dr. Amit Goyal will be coming to Hondo every Wednesday and will be in clinic from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

​Dr. Ravi Botla did his Internal Medicine Residency at Grant Hospital, Chicago; a Rush-Presbyterian University affiliate. During his residency, he developed an interest in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He did two years of research and training in Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic and the University of Southern California. He completed his Gastroenterology fellowship at University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio in 1997 and then received further training in advanced endoscopy and liver transplant. The extensive training has given Dr. Botla the opportunity to practice all aspects of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and advanced endoscopy in managing patients with various G.I. related disorders. He is also a part-time faculty at UTHSCSA Gastroenterology/Nutrition Department. Dr. Botla is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and enjoys practicing in South Texas.

Dr. Amit Goyal graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. He did his residency in Internal Medicine from Albert Einstein Medical Center, New York and fellowship in gastroenterology from University of Arkansas. Dr. Goyal held academic position at University of Colorado, Denver for 6 years before moving to private practice in San Antonio. He was the acting chief of Gastroenterology and director of motility disorders at the Denver VA medical center. He was intimately involved in teaching the medical students, residents and fellows in all aspects of gastroenterology and endoscopic procedures. He focused on gastroesophageal reflux and motility disorders during his academic tenure in addition to general gastroenterology. He is skilled at elective and emergent endoscopic procedures. Dr. Goyal is board certified in Gastroenterology. ​