Laxmi deepika Koya, M.D.
Internal Medicine – Digestive Diseases &
Nutrition
Dr. Koya has joined USF as a clinical faculty member and
Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal
Medicine/Division of Digestive Diseases & Nutrition. Dr. Koya
completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the Abington
Memorial Hospital, PA in 2004. She then worked as a clinical
faculty/Academic research fellow in the division of General
Internal Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina
for 3 years. During this period she completed her masters in
clinical research and obtained a Masters of Science in clinical research. Subsequently, she
completed her Gastroenterology & Hepatology fellowship training in 2010 at the University of
South Florida.
Dr. Koya’s primary clinical interests focus on endoscopy, reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus,
colon cancer screening, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. She
welcomes referrals for management of general Gastrointestinal problems. Her primary research
interest is quality assessment in endoscopy. Dr. Koya is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and
Board Eligible in Gastroenterology. Dr. Koya sees patients at the Morsani Center for Advanced
Healthcare and performs endoscopy at the USF Health Endoscopy and Surgery Center.
For patient appointments for Gastroenterology consultations at the Morsani clinic, please call
813-974-4115.
For endoscopy appointments at the USF Health Endoscopy & Surgery Center, please call:
(813)-974-2870