Pediatrician Joins USA Health

USA Health Pediatrics is expanding its practice with the addition of Dr. Srikanth Garlapati, a board-certified pediatrician with more than a decade of experience. Garlapati 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. Garlapati is also an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama. He earned a medical degree from Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in India. Following a yearlong internship at the Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Medical College, also in India, he completed a pediatric residency at the West Virginia University School of Medicine. He continued his education by earning a master of public health from Western Kentucky University. Garlapati is fluent in six languages, including English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada. His professional memberships include the American Association of Pediatrics, American Medical Association and American Public Health Association. He is accepting new patients at the Strada Patient Care Center in Mobile.