Our Providers
Dr. Vasantha Pai, MD
Dr. Vasantha Pai, MD, has been practicing Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Belleville, IL since 1998. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. After obtaining his medical degree from Kasturba Medical College in India, he practiced in the United Kingdom and was a member of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
He completed his Gastroenterology fellowship training at the State University of New York, Brooklyn in 1998. He is a clinical assistant professor at St. Louis University and is on the voluntary teaching faculty. Residents of St Louis University family practice program have awarded him "faculty of the year" multiple times.
Dr. Pai is a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He enjoys news, movies, and spending time with his family and friends.
Katherine Hill, MMS, PA-C
Katherine Hill, MMS, PA-C, graduated from Saint Louis University with a Bachelor of Science in
Investigative and Medical Sciences and received her Master of Medical Science in Physician
Assistant Education from Saint Louis University.
She is certified by the NCCPA and is a member of the American Academy of Physician
Assistants. Katherine has previous experience in hospital medicine.
She is excited to begin her PA career in gastroenterology. In her free time, she enjoys playing
the harp, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
Kristina Klaverkamp, MSPA, PA-C
Kristina Klaverkamp, MSPA, PA-C, graduated from Southeast
Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Arts in
English: Writing and received her Master of Science in
Physician Assistant Studies from Southern Illinois
University.
She is certified by the NCCPA and is a member of the
American Academy of Physician Assistants. Kristina has
previous experience in family medicine and interventional
spine medicine.
She is excited to join the gastroenterology specialty. In
her free time, she enjoys writing, spending time
outdoors, loving on her cat Emmie, and spending time with
friends and family.
April Clark, MSN, FNP-BC
April Clark, MSN, FNP-BC graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Goldfarb School of Nursing and received her Master of Science in Nursing from Missouri Baptist University.
She is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the ANCC and is a member of the National Association of Family Nurse Practitioners.
In her free time, she enjoys staying active outdoors by hiking, running, or playing sand volleyball, as well as traveling and spending quality time with her family, friends, and pup.
Thea Goebel, APRN, FNP-BC
Thea Goebel, APRN, FNP-BC, is an ANCC board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who has been practicing as a Nurse Practitioner since 2021 and as a registered nurse since 2013. Her nursing background includes experience in adult intensive care, pediatric intensive care, and outpatient surgery, followed by advanced practice experience in addiction medicine, mental health, and specialty care.
Thea earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University. She is passionate about providing compassionate, patient-centered care and helping patients better understand and manage their health.
Outside of work, Thea enjoys spending time with her three children, cycling, reading, staying active, and swimming.