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Care Philosophy: Dr. Yarlagadda's passion is to provide patient-centered care. During his training, he worked on numerous quality improvement projects that focused on methods to improve the patient experience within the healthcare system. "There are many ways to treat any given issue, and it is only through understanding who a patient is that we can work together to find the best possible treatment."

Biography: Dr. Brandy Hood was born in Flowood, MS, and completed her B.S. and B.A. in Biological Sciences and Anthropology, with honors, at the Mississippi State University. She then attended the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson, MS. During this time she also served on the Jackson Free Clinic Board of Directors and was named Board Member of the Year for 2011. Dr. Hood became a Research Resident at the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine dedicated to her project on The Effects of Chronic Ischemia on the Structure and Function of the Urethra, and began her General Surgery Internship at Wake Forest shortly after. She completed her Urology Residency at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, the summer of 2018 and joined Urology Associates, P.C., in August 2018.