Vinay Kumar Kotturi, MD

For as long as I can remember, healthcare was always on the horizon for me. Originally, I thought I would approach healthcare from the perspective of child psychology. While completing my bachelors of science in psychology, I had the opportunity to work closely with nurse practitioners of various specialties and I saw first-hand the impact that they had on their communities. It wasn't long before I fell in love with the job of nurse practitioners and their ability to promote positive change using a combination of therapeutic communication and knowledge of medicine. While living in Georgia, I learned about the maternal mortality crisis that our country faces, largely due to a lack of access to high quality postpartum care. Additionally, I have seen first-hand the life changing impact that providers can have when they work together with their patients to create individualized care plans. I hope to impact my community by being a provider who creates a safe space for people of all identities and walks of life, where they can feel confident with the knowledge that together we will create a plan to help them to achieve healthy and fulfilling lives. Outside of work, I enjoy going on day hikes, camping trips, exploring our local waterways on a kayak and playing guitar.

I always feel it is rewarding and satisfying to help people in need, which inspired me to become a doctor as I can make an important difference in people's lives by not only helping when sick, but to improve their overall health. I have a very friendly approach to the patient care. I always involve patients in making decisions regarding their treatment. I like to educate the patients about the whole process, complications and treatment options, and this improves compliance and outcomes. I educate a lot regarding lifestyle and diet modifications, which is an important part of the treatment plan. Outside of work, I like nature and playing with colors to oil paint beautiful natural landscapes on the canvas. It is very relaxing. I also like to play various sports.

I have been in family practice in the area since 2000, initially at Rex Family Practice of Cary. I knew I was interested in medicine when I was in preschool and knew I was interested in family medicine when I applied for a combined undergraduate and medical degree at age 17. I value continuity of care, and my interests include minor office procedures, prescribing and deprescribing medication, patient experience, and looking at a patient holistically. Reading about medicine is a daily activity for me. My two grown daughters went through Wake County Schools, and my husband is a cardiologist with North Carolina Heart and Vascular. It is my privilege to be part of UNC Physicians Network, its mission, as well as the fantastic staff at my location and in my region. I like to help patients by giving a family physician opinion on any medical problem and to help them coordinate care with the great emergency and urgent care physicians, hospitalists, and specialists that are part of UNC Health.