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I am a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a Masters Degree in Nursing. I have also completed the Advanced Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP) training program through the Institute for Functional Medicine. My experience includes 30 years in healthcare, caring for children and adults in a variety of settings (private practice- Family, Pediatrics, and Otolaryngology-ENT, Hospice, Home Health, ALF, Community Care). As a mom, Mimi, sister, and Nurse Practitioner, my life is full of God’s blessings. I love spending time with my incredible family, to include my two super-spoiled, rescued Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. I also enjoy cooking, learning new things, hiking, and exploring.

Shyla Reddy, MD 

Shyla Reddy, MD, is a board-certified Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine physician with more than 15 years of experience providing compassionate, patient-centered care. She completed her Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at Emory University and has dedicated her career to helping patients achieve and maintain their best possible health at every stage of life. 

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Reddy previously served as clinical faculty in an academic medical setting, where she taught medical students and supervised resident physicians. Her passion for education reflects her commitment to staying current with advances in medicine and delivering high-quality care to her patients. 

As a primary care physician, Dr. Reddy focuses on comprehensive and continuous care, emphasizing disease prevention, health education, and individualized treatment plans. She partners closely with her patients to promote healthy lifestyle habits, improve self-management of chronic conditions, and support long-term wellness. 

Dr. Reddy provides a full spectrum of primary care services for adolescents, adults, and seniors, including preventive care, annual wellness visits, health-risk assessments, routine screenings, women's health services, family planning, and the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic medical conditions. 

She has a special interest in geriatric medicine and specializes in caring for older adults with complex medical needs. Her expertise includes the management of dementia and memory disorders, frailty, falls, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, chronic kidney disease, depression, anxiety, and other chronic health conditions commonly affecting seniors. 

Dr. Reddy's goal is to help older adults maintain their independence, maximize their quality of life, and live healthy, productive lives. She believes in treating the whole person—not just the disease—by addressing each patient's physical, emotional, and social well-being through compassionate, personalized care. 

Neil Patel, MD, is a board-certified internist at Alpha Medical Clinic in Alpharetta, Georgia. Dr. Patel joined the practice in 2017 and has since been helping patients enjoy excellent health and well-being in their adult years. 

Dr. Patel pursued his undergraduate education at the University of Georgia prior to attending the Medical College of Georgia. He completed his internal medicine training around hospitals in Georgia, including Emory Healthcare, Grady Memorial Hospital, and Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals. 

He was raised in Johns Creek, and from a very young age, he was passionate about the medical field. He believes that having good health can open many doors and opportunities in life, and works with patients to improve their quality of life. Dr. Patel is a strong advocate of personalized health care, and he utilizes the latest treatment options to achieve the best outcomes.

Along with his role at Alpha Medical Clinic, Dr. Patel serves on Northside Hospital’s Physician Committee as well as Wellstar’s Advisory Board. 

He currently resides in Alpharetta with his daughter and wife. Outside of patient care, he loves watching Star Wars and fantasy football. He also enjoys playing a good game of pickleball. 

Dhiraj Patel, MD, is a board-certified internist at Alpha Medical Clinic in Alpharetta, Georgia. Dr. Patel has been practicing internal medicine for over 30 years, dedicating his professional life to delivering quality patient care for adults of all age groups. 

Dr. Patel is passionate about providing comprehensive medical care that meets all of his patients’ health and wellness needs. He completed his medical training at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center and the New York Medical College. Following his training, he practiced medicine in the area for about three years before relocating to Georgia. 

In addition to providing medical care at Alpha Medical Clinic, Dr. Patel is affiliated with Wellstar North Fulton Hospital. He speaks Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, and English, and works with diverse groups of patients with unique health needs. Along with the rest of the team, he is happy to help patients with any health concerns they may face during their adulthood. 

As a resident of Alpharetta, Georgia, Dr. Patel enjoys the nature trails and all that it has to offer. He looks forward to delivering exceptional care to the community.

Sherocko Gatling-James is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Arkansas State University in 1999 and received her Master of Science in Nursing from Walden University in 2017. She has a variety of clinical experiences, including a 22-year career as a VA nurse in the Cardiothoracic Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Coronary Care Unit, Interventional Radiology, and Gastroenterology Outpatient Services. Sherocko has enjoyed serving as a Family Nurse Practitioner in Transitional Based Homecare,  Primary Care Clinic, and Telemedicine. Sherocko is passionate about providing both telemedicine and mobile-based clinic experience. She is based out of Snellville, Gwinnett County, Georgia area. My philosophy is that “I treat all patients as individuals, with respect and dignity. I strive to do whatever it takes to make sure my patients are receiving excellent care while upholding my values”.

Through active listening, answering patients’ questions, and thoughtful questioning, Mrs. Kpannah delivers high-quality care that utilizes the most advancements in medicine. She is a dual board-certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) with over eight years of healthcare experience. She graduated from Emory University with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and worked as a cardiac nurse and general ICU nurse. After seeing the effects and severity of chronic diseases on patients’ lives, Mrs. Kpannah decided to obtain her master’s degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Her focus is to prevent, cure, or slow down the progression of diseases while treating the overall health of her patients. For her Master of Science in Nursing, she attended Simmons University and graduated as part of the Nursing Honor Society. Mrs. Kpannah is board-certified by both the AANP and ANCC. She has experience as a Primary Care Provider, Home Health Nurse Practitioner, and Infectious provider.

Ibrahim Opaleye, MD, provides family medicine services to patients at iClinic Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. He takes a non-traditional approach to traditional care, and believes in a patient-centered model.

Dr. Opaleye completed his ENT residency at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He then earned his BSC Health Science at Obafemi Awolowo University, before relocating to the United States where he worked as a family practice resident at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Rockaway, New York. He is licensed to practice in Georgia and New York, and is certified in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Life Support, and narcotic dependence/addiction. 

Dr. Opaleye has worked for several hospitals throughout New York and Nigeria as a family practice physician, including Sheehan Hospital in Buffalo, Rapha Hospital in Buffalo, and Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center in Albany. His special interests include pain management, immunology, addiction care, and weight management. He is also experienced with Spanish-speaking patient populations.

He looks forward to meeting new patients and helping them achieve optimum health.

Isla Marrero is a double board certified nurse practitioner dedicated to providing high-quality family medicine services to each client at iClinic Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

Time and experience has taught her that being flexible and versatile are two characteristics that have proven to be fundamental in meeting each clients individual health care needs. 

She has demonstrated a career long capability to transcend cultural diversities.

Completing her Baccalaureate of Science in both Biology and Nursing from D’Youville College in Buffalo, New York, before going on to earn her Master of Science in nursing at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Shortly after her commencement, Isla was privileged to train under Richard Blondell, MD and the notable Antonia Redhead, MD, both highly esteemed, uniquely skilled and well-respected physicians in the state of New York and USA.

She has an accomplished 11 years of hands on clinical experience in primary care, acute care, addiction medicine and women’s gynecological health. In 2016, Isla became dedicated to the life long primary care and well being of PLWHIV.

Some of her interests include sexual health, opiate use disorder and PrEP for women of color.

The positive effects of Isla’s compassion, knowledge and dedication to health and wellness have been felt far outside of the State of Georgia. With humble beginnings in the culturally diverse state of New York from traveling to Spanish speaking Islands and USA territories to deliver basic health care needs to underserved Latino Island communities.

Isla’s philosophy on healthcare is simple, “Health is wealth”, and she believes she was gifted with the ability to help others gain access to quality healthcare services.

When she’s not in the office, Isla is an avid book collector who also enjoys saltwater swimming, traveling, fresh water fishing and of course some good ole home made Buffalo wings.

To better serve her clients, Isla is bilingual, speaking both fluent Spanish and English.

Experienced primary care physician Ade Babalola, MD, is passionate about developing strong patient-physician relationships and is committed to helping his patients improve their overall health and well-being. At his private practice, Wagon Healthcare, in Atlanta, Georgia, he focuses on delivering integrated preventive care. His holistic approach focuses on providing highly personalized care that caters to each patient’s whole health — mind, body, and soul.

Dr. Babalola completed his bachelor’s degree at St. Joseph’s College and Hunter College in New York City. He went on to earn his medical degree at Chicago Medical School in North Chicago, Illinois, and completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey.

Dr. Babalola understands his patients are busy and has structured his Atlanta-based practice to accommodate their schedules and needs. In addition to his concierge program, Dr. Babalola is now in-network with Medicare. He also provides executive physicals and specialized preventative testing, as well as being available on a limited basis for house calls and telemedicine services. Patients benefit from functional medicine aimed at improving and balancing their hormones and body function, including IV therapies and customized weight loss programs.

Although Dr. Babalola is in-network with Medicare, he’s otherwise an out-of-network health care provider. Non-Medicare patients can see him out-of-network with superbills sent to their insurance for reimbursement. Alternatively, they can join his all-inclusive concierge program, which includes a comprehensive range of unlimited services for a monthly or annual fee. Any additional services, such as medicines, lab tests, or imaging, are usually covered by the patient’s insurance.

Outside of his practice, Dr. Babalola enjoys coaching Little League soccer. He also has done medical research and has been published in the areas of medical hypertension and cardiac health.