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OUR TEAM

Patient Care ● GI Research ● Endoscopic Expertise

KIRAN REDDY NAKKALA, MD, MPH

Certifications:

  • Internal Medicine
  • Gastroenterology

Undergraduate:

  • Manipal University, India.

Masters:

  • (MPH) East Tennessee State University

Residency & Fellowship:

  • Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
  • The Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York

Offices:

  • Premier GI- Quiet Cove
  • Digestive Health Endoscopy Center

Memberships:

  • AGA
  • AASLD
  • ASGE
  • ACG

In 2002, Dr. Kiran Nakkala received his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery from Manipal University, India.

He earned his Master of Public Health with emphasis on Health Services Administration (MPH) from East Tennessee State University in 2005. He worked for the Tennessee Department of Health at Northeast Tennessee Regional Health Office NETRHO during his internship. Dr. Nakkala completed his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY in 2008.

Following his training in Internal Medicine, Dr. Nakkala was appointed as Clinical Instructor of Medicine at the Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, where he worked in the Medicine Hospitalist Program.

Dr. Nakkala completed his postdoctoral fellowship training in Gastroenterology in 2012 while attending Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. He also completed his Clinical Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology at The Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York.

After completion of his Fellowship, Dr. Nakkala practiced his advanced Gastroenterology skills in Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown NY for over 3 years. He was appointed as Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University and enjoyed teaching medical students and postgraduate medical residents.

Dr. Nakkala is Board Certified in Gastroenterology. Honors he received during his training include, Chief Fellow- Division of Gastroenterology and Resident of the Year- Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center. He is also a recipient of the Fellowship2Leadership Unrestricted Travel Grant in 2011 for his academic research. Dr. Nakkala  is an active member of AGA, AASLD, ASGE, and ACG. He is honored with fellowships from AGA, ASGE and ACG. Dr. Nakkala is an active member of ACG International Relations Committee. He is appointed as a core-faculty member for Internal Medicine at Cape Fear Valley Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CME).

His interest in Gastroenterology includes Endoscopic Ultrasound, ERCP, Pancreatico Biliary diseases, GI bleeding, Upper Endoscopy, Colonoscopy with complex polypectomy and EndoLuminal stenting for benign and cancerous obstruction of the digestive system. Dr. Nakkala also proudly serves Veterans at Fayetteville’s VA Medical Center.