About
Donna Ayala, MD grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, moved to San Antonio as a teenager, and worked as a personal trainer while earning highest honors at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She completed medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2021, published surgical research on hidradenitis suppurativa, and received a Best Medical Student in OBGYN award at the Covenant Branch. After family medicine residency at TTUHSC Amarillo, she stayed in the Panhandle to practice primary care and co-own AFP Wellness & Aesthetics.
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What to Know
Signature approach
Ayala brings a fitness-and-family-medicine lens to AFP's metabolic, hormone, and aesthetic work. Her consults connect body composition, training history, symptoms, labs, and medication options across GLP-1 weight loss, HRT, peptides, and sexual health. The OBGYN distinction from medical school supports her women's hormone work, while the Amarillo clinic gives her an in-person setting for injectables, laser, and microneedling.
What sets them apart
- Fitness background before medicine. Years as a personal trainer give her practical grounding in training, nutrition, and body composition.
- Women's-health and skin research thread. Best Medical Student in OBGYN at TTUHSC Covenant Branch, plus peer-reviewed surgical research on hidradenitis suppurativa.
- Primary-care base in Amarillo. Active work through Amarillo Family Physicians and hospital affiliations at BSA Health System and Northwest Texas Hospital keep her AFP role connected to broad family medicine.
Before You Book
- Care setting. AFP telehealth is Texas-only; injectables, laser, microneedling, and DEXA require an Amarillo visit.
- Provider continuity. AFP is a small two-physician practice, so confirm provider assignment if you specifically want Ayala for follow-up or in-clinic aesthetics.
- Payment. AFP Wellness is self-pay and HSA/FSA eligible.
Expertise
Focus areas
Patient types
Protocols & technologies
Credentials
Education
BS, English
University of Texas at San Antonio
MD
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (2021)
Board certifications
Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine
Certified in comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages.
Residency
Family Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo
Years in practice
5
NPI
1760061576
Affiliations
Thought Leadership
Publications
- Surgical management of advanced hidradenitis suppurativa via a one-stage procedure: A single-center experience · American Journal of Surgery, 2020
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