USA Health expands with the addition of pediatrician Srikanth Garlapati, M.D., MPH
Garlapati – known as Dr. G to his patients and their families – also treats children and adolescents with complex medical needs, including those who were born prematurely and may have spent time in a neonatal intensive care unit.
By Casandra Andrews
candrews@health.southalabama.edu
To better meet the healthcare needs of children on the Gulf Coast, USA Health Pediatrics is expanding its practice with the addition of Srikanth Garlapati, M.D., MPH.
A board-certified pediatrician with more than a decade of experience, he is passionate about caring for children and places a focus on patient- and family-centered care.
“Children are so resilient, and it gives me so much satisfaction to be able to help them,” he said. “I also enjoy pediatrics because it can be challenging when trying to determine a complex case.”
In addition to caring for children with general pediatric conditions, Garlapati – known as Dr. G to his patients and their families – also treats children and adolescents with complex medical needs, including those who were born prematurely and may have spent time in a neonatal intensive care unit.
As part of the only academic health system on the upper Gulf Coast, Garlapati is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama where he is helping to educate the next generation of healthcare providers.
He earned a medical degree from Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in Chennai, a city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Following a year-long internship at Vinayaka Missions Kirupananada Medical College in Salem, India, he completed a pediatric residency at West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown, West Virginia. He continued his education by earning a Master of Public Health from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Dr. G is fluent in six languages including English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada.
His professional memberships include the American Association of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, and the American Public Health Association.
He is accepting new patients at the Strada Patient Care Center, 1601 Center Street, on the USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital campus. For an appointment, call 251-410-5437.
