Overview
Dr. Nandakumar B. Vellanki, MD, is a highly experienced and board-certified Internal Medicine specialist at Padder Health Services, serving in Laurel, MD. With a distinguished medical career spanning decades, Dr. Vellanki brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to providing exceptional primary care for adult patients.
Dr. Vellanki earned his MBBS from Andhra University in Visakhapatnam, India, in 1974 and completed his Internal Medicine residency at Prince George’s General Hospital and Medical Center in Cheverly, Maryland, in 1985. Before practicing in the United States, he gained invaluable clinical experience in various hospitals across the United Kingdom.
At Padder Health Services, Dr. Vellanki is dedicated to offering patient-centered care, focusing on preventive health, chronic disease management, and personalized treatment plans. His compassionate approach ensures every patient receives comprehensive care tailored to their unique needs. Visit Padder Health Services to experience expert primary care in a trusted and welcoming environment.
Dr. Vellanki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delirium. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypopituitarism, Vitamin D Deficiency, Orotic Aciduria Type 1, and Obesity.
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Locations
8850 Columbia 100 Pkwy, #301, Columbia, MD 21045
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Vellanki has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Esther Oh is a Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise is in evaluation and management of memory disorders. She has an extensive experience in evaluating memory disorders in older adults with multiple chronic diseases, and takes and integrative approach in the treatment of memory disorders. Dr. Oh also serves as the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center. Dr. Oh earned her M.D. from the UHS/Chicago Medical School. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she was a chief resident. She completed a fellowship in geriatric medicine and gerontology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and received her Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Oh has received numerous awards including the Merck New Investigator Award, AFAR New Investigator Award in Alzheimer’s disease, and the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Scholars Award. She is also a recipient of several major grants from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). She has also been honored for her teaching by Excellence in Teaching Award in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in 2013 and 2017. Dr. Oh’s research is primarily focused on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Her current projects include: development of biomarkers for detecting early stages of Alzheimer’s disease; understanding the interrelationship between delirium and Alzheimer’s disease; cognitive changes after surgery; and understanding the role of sensory problems (hearing and vestibular function) in Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Oh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delirium. Her top areas of expertise are Delirium, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Liver Transplant.
Saluja Medical Associates
Charmian Sittambalam is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Sittambalam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delirium. Her top areas of expertise are Delirium, Dementia, Lactic Acidosis, and Rhabdomyolysis. Dr. Sittambalam is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins University
A native of Athens, Greece, Professor Lyketsos graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Psychology and from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis with a Medical Doctorate. He completed residency and Chief Residency in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins, as well as a fellowship in clinical epidemiology. An active clinician, teacher, and researcher, Dr. Lyketsos is a world expert in the care and treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD). He carried out pioneering work on the epidemiology and treatment of neuropsychiatric features of AD. His team is developing biomarkers to accelerate treatment development for AD while designing and implementing innovative clinical trials. He leads efforts to ensure the provision of state-of-the-art Dementia Care for people with dementia in the community. Dr. Lyketsos is the Elizabeth Plank Althouse Professor at Johns Hopkins University. He directs the Johns Hopkins Bayview Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, as well as the Richman Family Precision Medicine Center of Excellence in Alzheimer’s Disease and the Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center. He is the recipient of multiple awards including the 2022 Argo Award for Science from the President of the Hellenic Republic. He has authored/co-authored over 450 peer-reviewed articles, chapters, commentaries, as well as five books. His work has been cited over 76,000 times with an h-index of 149. A 2021 Stanford University publication reported that he ranked #13 out of 9,246 scientists worldwide (all-time) in the field of Geriatrics. Castle-Connolly has named Dr. Lyketsos as one of America’s Top Doctors every year since 2001. A listing of Dr. Lyketsos’ publications can be found at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/constantine.lyketsos.1/bibliography/public/. Dr. Lyketsos is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Delirium. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Cerebellar Degeneration, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Familial HypopituitarismDr. Vellanki isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Hypopituitarism.
- ObesityDr. Vellanki isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity.
- Orotic Aciduria Type 1Dr. Vellanki isAdvanced. Learn about Orotic Aciduria Type 1.
- Vitamin D DeficiencyDr. Vellanki isAdvanced. Learn about Vitamin D Deficiency.
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- Allergic RhinitisDr. Vellanki isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Rhinitis.
- AnemiaDr. Vellanki isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- AsthmaDr. Vellanki isExperienced. Learn about Asthma.
- Asthma in ChildrenDr. Vellanki isExperienced. Learn about Asthma in Children.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Vellanki isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoDr. Vellanki isExperienced. Learn about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.

