Meet Dr. Vivek Doppalapudi

Dr. Doppalapudi who is  known as Dr. D to his staff and referrals is a graduate of Harvard University, School of Dental  Medicine. He  is one of the leading periodontists and implant surgeons in Northern Virginia.

Dr. Doppalapudi is originally from  Bombay,  India where he completed  his Master’s in Periodontology under the mentorship of  Dr. Shashikant Kale,  MDS. He  completed  his fellowship and specialty training in  Periodontology  from the Harvard  School of Dental Medicine in  1995.  Dr. Doppalapudi also has a PhD (Doctor  of Medical Science) from Harvard University under the mentorship of  Dr. Ray Williams at Harvard and Dr. Steven Goldring  at  Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

Following graduation, Dr. Doppalapudi  was appointed faculty at Harvard Dental School  and  a Research Fellow  at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.   His research included  contributions in  the  molecular biology of bone  resorption.  Dr. Doppalapudi has  numerous original research and clinical  publications and  text book chapters. He has been  a  Board  approved provider of  continuing  education for general dentists  in Florida.

Dr. Doppalapudi is also  a former  consultant at the Veterans Administration (VA)  Hospital  in Perryville, MD.  The office is equipped with state of the art equipment for  diagnosis,  treatment and monitoring of  periodontal  disease. The office has been consistently voted  as  a premier periodontal office  in Northern Virginia.