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Kellie Reyna, PA-C

Kellie Reyna, PA-C

Physician Assistant Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Meet Kellie Reyna

Kellie Reyna is a physician assistant working in the hospital setting assisting our central physicians at St. David’s Medical Center and Heart Hospital of Austin. She was with Austin Gastro from 2009 through 2018 working in a similar capacity, and left Austin to work in liver transplant and hepatology with the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. While there, Kellie worked with patients with a variety of acute and chronic liver conditions and pre- and post-liver transplant patients.

Kellie returned to Texas in 2019 to work at UT Health in San Antonio with the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. She worked with the Advanced Endoscopy (AE) Faculty and the Advanced Fellows at University Hospital, focusing on patients with various hepatobiliary and post-liver transplant conditions requiring endoscopic intervention. She returned to Austin and spent time at Austin Gastro and Baylor Scott & White from 2020 through 2024 in gastroenterology and abdominal transplant (comprised of renal transplant and surgical oncology).

Kellie enjoys reading, shopping, spending time with friends and family, and staying current with latest research in gastroenterology and hepatology. She has associate memberships with the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD). She has a master of physician assistant studies from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and is licensed by the Texas State Board of Physician Assistants. She is certified by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

Education

Undergraduate Degree: BS Biology- St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX
Graduate Degree: Master of Health Administration Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State University), San Marcos, TX
Graduate Degree: Master of Physician Assistant Studies, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Associations

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), Associate Member, 2017- Present
American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA), Member, 2008 to present

 

Associated Providers

Anita Bhagavathula, DO, MBA
Andy Tau, MD

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Austin Gastroenterology offers dedicated care for various gastrointestinal and liver conditions through a range of in-office procedures, diagnostic and screening procedures, advanced endoscopic procedures in hospital, and other specialized GI care services. We have 18 offices throughout the greater Austin area, including GI care clinics, endoscopy centers, and infusion centers.