Our Providers

Sitharam C. Nandigam, MD

Joined Eastside Premier Nephrology in 2011

Education

  • Medical School – Rangaraya Medical College, N.T.R. University Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Internal Medicine Residency – Medical Center of Central Georgia, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA
  • Nephrology Fellowship – Georgia Regent’s University – Augusta, GA
  • Transitional year Residency at Michigan State University’s Hurley Medical Center

Additional Recognitions

  • Chief Renal Fellow 2010-2011 – Georgia Regent’s University – Augusta, GA
  • Intern of the Year 2007, Resident of the Year 2009 – Mercer University School of Medicine – Macon, GA

Certifications

  • Board Certified – American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Board Certified – American Board of Internal Medicine – Nephrology Subspecialty

Hospital Affiliations

  • Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
  • Piedmont Newton Hospital
  • Emory Decatur Hospital
  • Emory Hillandale Hospital

Yilikal T. Kassa, MD

Joined Eastside Premier Nephrology in 2013

Education

  • Medical School – Gondar College of Medical Sciences – Ethiopia
  • Internal Medicine Residency – Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center – Brooklyn, NY
  • Nephrology Fellowship -Newark Beth Israel Medical Center – Newark, NJ

Certifications

  • Board Certified – American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Board Certified – American Board of Internal Medicine – Nephrology Subspecialty

Hospital Affiliations

  • Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
  • Piedmont Newton Hospital
  • Emory Decatur Hospital
  • Emory Hillandale Hospital

Nardos K. Belayneh, MD

Joined Eastside Premier Nephrology in 2017

Education

  • Medical School – Gondar College of Medical Sciences – Ethiopia
  • Internal Medicine Residency – Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center – Brooklyn, NY
  • Nephrology Fellowship – Augusta University – Augusta, GA

Additional Training

  • Completed a 4 year radiology residency – Southern Ethiopia
  • Spent 2 years as a research assistant – John Hopkins Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
  • Chief Nephrology Fellow and Assistant Professor of Medicine – Augusta University – Augusta, GA

Additional Recognitions

  • Chief Nephrology Fellow – Augusta University – Augusta, GA

Certifications

  • Board Certified – American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Board Certified – American Board of Internal Medicine – Nephrology Subspecialty

Hospital Affiliations

  • Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
  • Piedmont Newton Hospital
  • Emory Decatur Hospital
  • Emory Hillandale Hospital

Alicia Bell, NP

Education

  • Undergraduate – Chamberlain School of Nursing – BSN/MSN
  • Licensed Practical Nurse – Atlanta Technical College

Dialysis Affiliations

  • Davita Cowen Lake
  • Fresenius Medical Care Honey Creek
  • US Renal Care Conyers
  • US Renal Care Covington

Melika Abdulwhab, NP

Education

  • Undergraduate – Association of Science in Computer Science – Georgia Perimeter College
  • Undergraduate – Bachelor of Science in Nursing – East Tennessee State University – Johnson City, Tennessee
  • Graduate School – Masters of Science FNP – Indiana State University – Terre Haute, Indiana

Dialysis Affiliations

  • Davita Mountain Park
  • Davita Turner Hill
  • Fresenius Medical Care Lithonia
  • Fresenius Medical Care Stonecrest
  • Fresenius Medical Care Stone Mountain
  • US Renal Care Dekalb
  • US Renal Care Monroe