Overview
A native of Albany, Georgia, Dr. Harper is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia. He completed his internship and residency at Emory University affiliated hospitals. Dr. Harper was previously on staff at the Piedmont Hospital Medical Care Center in Brookhaven. He is board certified in internal medicine and is a member of the American Medical Association. Dr. Harper believes living a healthy lifestyle is the most effective way to prevent chronic illnesses and works with his patients to help them lead healthier lives. Among his many interests in medicine, Dr. Harper takes a special interest in the treatment of hypertension and diabetes. In his free time, Dr. Harper enjoys hiking, backpacking, traveling, and jogging.
Dr. Harper is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achalasia. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Xanthoma, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and High Cholesterol.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3280 Howell Mill Road NW, Suite 150, Atlanta, GA 30327
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Piedmont Physicians At Collier Road
Dr. Haq is a graduate of the Emory University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Emory University affiliated hospitals. Dr. Haq is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians and is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Haq takes an individualized approach to medicine and recognizes that each patient's needs are different.He ensures he builds relationships with patients in order to better help them manage their health. Dr. Haq is interested in Preventive Care and tries to help his patients live healthy productive lives. Dr. Haq is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achalasia. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.
MDVIP Marietta
Dr. Kakarala earned her bachelor's degree cum laude, from Washington University in Saint Louis, double majoring in biology and anthropology. She earned her medical degree from the University of South Florida where she graduated in the top third of her class. Dr. Kakarala completed her residency at Rush Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to joining Piedmont Physicians Group, Dr. Kakarala was in practice at Melbourne Internal Medicine Associates in Florida where she earned the Member Satisfaction with Primary Care Physicians award two years in a row. This award is determined by patient satisfaction surveys and is given to the top ten percent of primary care physicians in the Health First network. She has done research on various projects at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri; Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland; University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, and the University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Kakarala believes that establishing personal relationships with her patients is important and enjoys the continuous learning opportunities that practicing modern medicine provides. In her spare time, Dr. Kakarala enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, cooking, yoga and tennis. Dr. Kakarala is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Dr. Kakarala is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achalasia. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Hypothyroidism.
Jay Desai is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Achalasia. His top areas of expertise are Torticollis, Hypothyroidism, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Down Syndrome.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- CirrhosisDr. Harper isDistinguished. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Familial Combined HyperlipidemiaDr. Harper isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia.
- High CholesterolDr. Harper isDistinguished. Learn about High Cholesterol.
- XanthomaDr. Harper isDistinguished. Learn about Xanthoma.
- Advanced
- COVID-19Dr. Harper isAdvanced. Learn about COVID-19.
- Familial Dilated CardiomyopathyDr. Harper isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
- Familial HypertensionDr. Harper isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Hypertension.
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Type 1
- Folate DeficiencyDr. Harper isAdvanced. Learn about Folate Deficiency.
- Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism
- Experienced
- AbetalipoproteinemiaDr. Harper isExperienced. Learn about Abetalipoproteinemia.
- AchalasiaDr. Harper isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Acute Arterial Occlusion of KidneyDr. Harper isExperienced. Learn about Acute Arterial Occlusion of Kidney.
- AnemiaDr. Harper isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Apo A-I DeficiencyDr. Harper isExperienced. Learn about Apo A-I Deficiency.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Harper isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.