Jyoti Manekar

MD FAAFP DABOM

Board-certified Family and Obesity Medicine Specialist
Speaker, Author, Preceptor, and Coach

Dr. Manekar is offering televisits to take care of patients from the comfort of their homes via an audio-video platform. All you need for the visit is a smartphone

Dr. Manekar publishes her new book!

This new book will demystify the dieting and weight reducing process and will help you keep you weight off, above all teaches you how to lead a healthy life

Professional Associations

  • Obesity Medicine Association
  • Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)
  • American Medical Association (AMA)
  • American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
  • Georgia Academy of Family Physicians (GAFP)
  • American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)
  • Georgia Association of Physician of Indian Heritage (GAPI)

About the Doctor

Dr. Manekar is a knowledgeable and very well-liked physician, mother, and wife. She has lived in Atlanta for over 20 years. She completed her Family Medicine residency program at Emory in 2005 and completed her fellowship in weight management with the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA). Dr. Manekar is a board-certified obesity medicine specialist.

Dr. Manekar enjoys gardening, watching movies, reading, and doing outdoor activities with her family. She is married and has two daughters and a dog.

Dr. Manekar is also a teaching physician. She enjoys training young doctors (students and residents), physician assistants, and nurse practitioner students during their medical careers.

Dr. Manekar is a caring and compassionate physician who likes to treat people, not just diseases. She has over 15 years of experience in taking care of patients. She has been treating Overweight and Obesity, which are root causes of multiple chronic medical conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, arthritis, reflux, high cholesterol, joint pains, several cancers, metabolic syndrome, gynecological problems like PCOS, and many more with the latest evidence-based medicine.

Dr. Manekar has been very successful with her treatment strategies and is well-liked by all her patients. She maintains competency in providing pre-; peri-; and post-surgical care for bariatric surgery patients, promotes the prevention of obesity, and advocates for those who suffer from obesity.

She sees patients 18 years and above, struggling with obesity and weight-related health issues at three different offices of Northside Hospital.