Doctor's Bio
Dr. Tichelle Nyarko is a primary care physician at Grady’s East Point Health Center, where she provides compassionate, comprehensive, patient-centered care to individuals and families across Atlanta and metro Atlanta. Originally from Louisiana, she completed her undergraduate education, medical degree, and Family Medicine residency at Emory University.
Dr. Nyarko is committed to delivering evidence-based, holistic care that supports patients at every stage of life, with a strong focus on prevention, chronic disease management, and overall wellness. She is especially passionate about advancing health equity and improving access to high-quality care for uninsured and underinsured communities. Her research interests center on addressing health disparities, strengthening health care systems, and improving population health outcomes.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Nyarko enjoys spending quality time with her family, traveling, exploring nature, and trying new foods
Board Certifications
American Board of Family Medicine
Education & Training
- Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
East Point Health Center
Phone: (404) 616-2886
Location:
1595 W. Cleveland Ave.
East Point, GA 30344
Publications
- Infrared Thermography of Cattle Hooves: Temperature Differences According to Lameness Score.
Bobić T, Oroz M, Oroz M, Raguž N, Mijić P, Kranjac D, Shihabi M, Nyarko EK, Horvat S, Lukić B
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI. 2026;
PMID: 41976035 - Mitochondrial and Cardiolipin Adaptations to Ventricular Assist Device Support in Pediatric Versus Adult Failing Myocardium.
Conard CS, de Vito MC, Nyarko OO, Jonscher RL, Phillips EK, Chatfield KC, Ambardekar AV, Hoffman J, Auerbach SR, Stone ML, Sucharov CC, Stauffer BL, Sparagna GC, Miyamoto SD
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. 2026;
PMID: 41959366 - Multivalent AMOTL1 Engages NEDD4-1 and KIBRA Through Distinct Cooperative Binding Mechanisms.
Vogel A, McWhorter M, Kwok E, Nyarko A
Journal of molecular biology. 2026;438(6):169652.
PMID: 41580069 - Cohort profile: the pharmacogenomics and pharmacokinetics study in Ghanaian HIV patients (GenoPharm-GH).
Thomford NE, Ryabinina O, Twum JA, Anyimadu J, Nyarko SB, Anyanful A, Ekor M, Kyei GB
BMC genomic data. 2025;26(1):88.
PMID: 41286681 - Fever in Children Under 5 years: Caregivers' Knowledge and Home Management Practices in the Northern Region of Ghana - A Multi-Facility Study.
Wuni A, Mohammed IS, Salisu WJ, Nyarko BA, Ibrahim MM, Seidu AM, Abdul-Rahman R, Abdul Rahaman AL, Abdulai AF, Zakaria Y, Buasilenu H
Sage open pediatrics. 2025;
PMID: 40923010 - Drug-drug interaction between dolutegravir and artemether-lumefantrine in HIV and malaria mono- and co-infections: a pharmacogenetic analysis from Ghana.
Thomford NE, Kellermann T, Twum JA, Anyimadu J, Dixon C, Sappor D, Blackhurst D, Barnie PA, Ryabinina O, Nyarko SB, Biney RP, Ekor M, Kyei GB
AIDS research and therapy. 2025;22(1):85.
PMID: 40886013 - A best-worst scaling statistical design of experiment study to model healthcare workers' prioritization of snake antivenoms available in sub-Saharan Africa for treating snakebite envenoming: Perspectives from Ghana.
Nyarko E, Ameho EK
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology. 2025;
PMID: 40835156 - Can Ghana's Cocoa Forest REDD+ program achieve its intended goals of promoting sustainable cocoa production and enhancing carbon stocks?
Nyarko H, Ashiagbor G
Journal of environmental management. 2025;
PMID: 40245732 - Epidemiology and likelihood of asymptomatic malaria among community dwellers in the Fanteakwa south district of Ghana.
Aninagyei E, Adedia D, Larbi G, Acheampong SO, Nyarko M, Abbew GA, Tuwarlba I, Acheampong DO
Parasite epidemiology and control. 2024;
PMID: 39291102 - Machine learning forecasting of solar PV production using single and hybrid models over different time horizons.
Asiedu ST, Nyarko FKA, Boahen S, Effah FB, Asaaga BA
Heliyon. 2024;10(7):e28898.
PMID: 38596134
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