Our Patient Care Philosophy

  • We treat each child and adolescent as an individual.
  • We are committed to providing the necessary time to make sure your questions and concerns regarding your child’s health are answered during your visit.
  • We are committed to providing appropriate diagnostic and treatment services during your visit.
  • We are committed to being your medical home and assisting you in coordinating medical services required outside our office.
  • We are committed to providing continuity of care both in the office and in the hospital.
  • We are committed to providing health education.

Hours

We offer all sick visits and well check-ups by appointment. You can make an appointment by calling our office or using our online Message Center. Our office phone number is 404-252-4611. You can call us on weekdays from 7:30 am to 12:00 pm or from 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm.

Appointments are available during the following times:

Weekdays

  • Monday : 7:30 am — 5:30 pm.
  • Tuesday : 8:00 am — 6:00 pm.
  • Wednesday and Thursday : 7:30 am — 6:00 pm.
  • Friday : 8:00 am — 4:15 pm.

Weekends

  • On Saturdays we are available to care for sick children by appointment beginning at 9:00 am. Our appointment telephone line opens at 8:30 am on Saturday. Walk-in sick visits are not available on Saturday. Our office is closed on Sunday.

The office will usually close on Saturday at 11:30 am. On busy days, however, appointment hours may extend to 12:30 pm.

Location

Our office address is 993-F Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 370, Atlanta, GA 30342. We are located in the Northside Professional Center across from the main entrance to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Hospital on Meridian Mark Drive. (Do not use mapquest or GPS as will take to incorrect location.)

Directions

From Downtown and South Atlanta

Take 75/85 to 85 North then exit onto Georgia 400. Take the Glenridge Connector exit which is the first exit after the toll booth. Turn right onto the the connector, then turn left at the first light onto Meridian Mark Drive. The Northside Professional Center is on the left, across from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. Enter the Northside Professional Center parking garage, park at the rear and the entrance to building F will be on your left (southwest corner of garage).

From East Atlanta via I-20

From Stone Mountain and eastern suburbs take 285 West to Exit 28 (Peachtree Dunwoody Road). Turn left onto Peachtree Dunwoody Road and go to Johnson Ferry Road (Northside Hospital will be on the right). Turn right, then turn left at the next light onto Meridian Mark Drive. The Northside Professional Center is on the right, across from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. Enter the Northside Professional Center parking garage, park at the rear and the entrance to building F will be on your left (southwest corner of garage).

From North Atlanta via GA 400

Take GA 400 south to the Glenridge Connector Exit. Turn right and cross back over GA 400 and then turn left at the second traffic light onto Meridian Mark Road. The Northside Professional Center is on the left, across from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. Enter the Northside Professional Center parking garage, park at the rear and the entrance to building F will be on your left (southwest corner of garage).

From West Atlanta via I-20

Take 285 East to Exit 26 onto Glenridge Drive. Turn right and go to the first light. Turn left onto Johnson Ferry Road. Go over the bridge to the next light, then turn right onto Meridian Mark Road. SunTrust Bank is on the corner. The Northside Professional Center is on the right, across from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. Enter the Northside Professional Center parking garage, park at the rear and the entrance to building F will be on your left (southwest corner of garage).

Map showing Sandy Springs Pediatrics

Doctors

Kytia Balcarek, MD

Portrait of Kytia Balcarek, MD
  • Doctor of Medicine - Charles University School of Medicine, Prague - 1973
  • Residency in Pediatrics - Regional Medical Center, Plana, Czechoslovakia - 1973-77 and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - 1997-98
  • Fellow in Pediatric Infectious Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham - 1988-93
  • Certified by Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates - 1992
  • Medical License, State of Georgia - 1998 to present
  • Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics 2001, recertification 2008

Vanna Jackson, MD

Portrait of Vanna Jackson, MD
  • Doctor of Medicine - Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1985
  • Residency in Pediatrics - Medical College of Virginia, 1985-88
  • Certified by American Board of Pediatrics - 1989, 1995, 2001
  • Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
  • Medical License, State of Georgia - 1997- present
  • Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics

John G. Long, MD, MPH

Portrait of John G. Long, MD, MPH
  • Doctor of Medicine - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine - 1980
  • Master of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - 1989
  • Residency in Pediatrics - Medical University Of South Carolina - 1980-83
  • Fellow in Pediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology - Emory University - 1983-85
  • Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners - 1980
  • Board Certified by American Board of Pediatrics - 1983
  • Certified by American Board of Pediatric Infectious Disease - 1997
  • Medical License, State of Georgia - 1983 to present

Steven Shore, MD

Portrait of Steven Shore, MD
  • Doctor of Medicine - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - 1967
  • Residency in Pediatrics - Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston - 1968
  • Fellow in Pediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology, Emory University 1972-74
  • Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners - 1967
  • Board Certified by American Board of Pediatrics - 1974
  • Certified by American Board of Pediatric Infectious Disease - 1994
  • Medical License, State of Georgia - 1973 to present

Estonna Wells-Jarrett, MD

Portrait of Estonna Wells-Jarrett, MD
  • Doctor of Medicine - Emory University School of Medicine - 1994
  • Residency in Pediatrics - University Of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center - 1994-97
  • Board Certified by American Board of Pediatrics - 1998-2005
  • Medical License, State of Georgia - 1999 to present
  • Medical License, State of Texas - 1995-1999

Kimberly Wise, MD

Portrait of Kimberly Wise, MD
  • Doctor of Medicine -- University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, 2008
  • Residency in Pediatrics -- Carolinas Medical Center, Levine Children’s Hospital, 2008-11
  • Medical License, State of Georgia -- March 2011 - Present
  • American Board of Pediatrics -- Board Certified, October 2011

Contact Us

During office hours, the nurse line is available for telephone advice and consultation. Call 404-252-4611 and choose option 2. Please note the advice line wait is dependent on the number of incoming calls. There should not be more than a 5-minute wait before your call is transferred to the option to leave a message or return to the call queue. (If you return to the call queue your call is put at the back of the line.)

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