Dr. Janaki Kuruppu, MD, MD | Infectious Disease Specialist

About Dr. Janaki Kuruppu

Dr. Kuruppu has a multicultural background, whose father came from Sri Lanka and met her mother, and American, in graduate school. Dr. Kuruppu was born in London, England, and lived in Pennsylvania and upstate New York, before living for two years in Sri Lanka as a child. Her family finally settled in California, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Biology with Honors at the University of California at Santa Cruz. She came to the Metro DC area in 1992 to attend medical school at GWU School of Medicine, and then trained at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Internal Medicine residency program. She loved primary care, and had a wonderful experience caring for her panel of veterans at the Baltimore VAMC during her residency, but she also wanted to care for patients living with HIV, and proceeded to an Infectious Disease fellowship at NIH, at the NIAID. She has done research in immunology related to HIV and Hepatitis C, work on side effects of antiretroviral medications, and factors that affect the inadequate immunological responses to therapy in people living with HIV. She worked for five years with the PEPFAR program, in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Haiti, helping to set up HIV clinics in rural communities and educating medical providers in these clinics to provide longitudinal HIV care. She also has significant experience with providing end-of-life care, and discussing advanced directives with patients and families facing the difficult decisions when treatment options become limited.

Popular visit reasons

Annual Physical

Flu

Illness

Infection Consultation

New Patient Visit

Ozempic / Wegovy (Semaglutide) Consultation

Pre-Travel Consultation

Rapid Antigen Detection Test (RADT) for COVID-19

Annual Physical

Flu

Illness

Infection Consultation

Office location

Dr. Janaki Kuruppu, MD also offers online video visits for patients

Kelly Collaborative Medicine

10801 Lockwood Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20901

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Education and background

Practice names

Kelly Collaborative Medicine

Board certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine
Infectious Disease (American Board of Internal Medicine)

Education and training

Medical School - George Washington University Hospital, Doctor of Medicine
University of Maryland Medical Center, Residency in Internal Medicine
NIH Clinical Center, Fellowship in Infectious Disease
University of California, Santa Cruz (Bachelor's)

Professional memberships

American College of Physicians
Infectious Diseases Society of America

Languages spoken

English

Provider's gender

Female

NPI number

1245285089

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What practice does Dr. Janaki Kuruppu work with?

Dr. Janaki Kuruppu works with Kelly Collaborative Medicine.

Where is Dr. Janaki Kuruppu's office located?

Dr. Janaki Kuruppu has 2 office locations, including in Pondsville and Silver Spring, view full addresses on Dr. Kuruppu's profile.

Which board certifications does Dr. Janaki Kuruppu have?

Dr. Janaki Kuruppu is certified by American Board of Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease (American Board of Internal Medicine).

What are common reasons for patients to see Dr. Janaki Kuruppu?

Dr. Janaki Kuruppu frequently sees patients for Annual Physical, Illness, Infection Consultation, New Patient Visit, and Pre-Travel Consultation. You can see other visit reasons for Dr. Janaki Kuruppu on their profile.