About Dr. Smita Akkinapally

Dr. Smita Akkinapally is a board-certified pediatrician committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate care for infants, children, and adolescents. With more than 10 years of experience, Dr. Akkinapally is passionate about building strong relationships with families and guiding them through every stage of their child’s development. Having trained in medicine in both India and United states, Dr. Akkinapally has the multicultural outlook, experience and abilities to interact with patients from different social backgrounds and provide comprehensive care. While she possesses the strong science background necessary for success in the profession, she considers herself a “people” person and loves to interact with kids.

Dr. Akkinapally is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She has a mini fellowship in Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health Disorders through REACH institute in Virginia. She is currently pursuing a fellowship in Integrative Medicine/Holistic Care through the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Akkinapally lives in Cumming with her husband Dr. Madala and her two children, Aanya and Aarav. She enjoys traveling, hiking, and dancing and has previously served at Children’s Health Care of Atlanta. With hopes of providing new high quality, child focused holistic service without having a dependency on insurance care, she established Nova Pediatrics.

Education and Experience

• Medical School: Osmania Medical College
• Residency: St John’s Pediatrics Center
• Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics