Primary Care & Internal Medicine
Janaki C. Kuruppu, MD
Kelly Collaborative Medicine
Dr. Janaki C. Kuruppu is a board-certified internist and infectious-disease specialist at Kelly Collaborative Medicine in Silver Spring, MD, offering adult primary care with unusual depth in infection and immunity.
Background and training
Dr. Kuruppu completed her undergraduate degree in biology with honors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, before coming to the Washington area in 1992 for medical school at George Washington University. She trained in internal medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and then completed an infectious-disease fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). She is board certified in both internal medicine and infectious disease.
Why patients choose Dr. Kuruppu
Her infectious-disease training gives Dr. Kuruppu a distinctive edge in primary care — from vaccine questions and travel medicine to stubborn infections and complex diagnoses — while she still provides the full range of everyday adult care. Practicing alongside the team at Kelly Collaborative Medicine, she offers a collaborative, relationship-centered approach.
Practice focus
Adult primary care, preventive medicine, and the evaluation and management of infectious diseases.
Languages and access
Dr. Kuruppu sees patients in English at Kelly Collaborative Medicine in Silver Spring, accepts new patients, and offers telehealth. Confirm insurance participation and availability with the office before booking.
Profile last fact-checked July 13, 2026. Information reflects publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with the practice before booking.
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