Amar Duggirala, DO, MPH
Dr. Duggirala is board certified in Family Medicine. He has been practicing in Poolesville since 2006.
He completed his Bachelor's degree at Rutgers University. Dr. Duggirala earned his medical degree from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. He did his family medicine residency at Georgetown University/Providence Hospital. He also served as chief resident at Georgetown in the Department of Family Medicine.
He went on to do a research fellowship through the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins University Medical School. He also earned a Master degree in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Dr.Duggirala has received several awards for his clinical skills and patient care: Top Family Doctor (2007 & 2008), Patient Choice Award (2008), Award for Best Resident Clinician from the Georgetown Univeristy Department of Family Medicine.
He has published research and presented at national medical reseach meetings. His areas of research have included quality of medical care and pediatric obesity. He has also received two national awards for his research work in quality of care.
Dr. Duggirala's interests include pediatrics, care of chronic diseases (such as diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol), and preventive medicine. He does practice a full scope of family medicine which includes minor surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, and gynecology.
In his spare time, Dr. Duggirala enjoys traveling with his wife, cycling, reading historical novels, and playing with his 5 year old son.
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