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About Us
GAIP helps parents create a meaningful, personalized, and unique plan for your child and your family. We use an Integrative or Functional Medicine paradigm, where appropriate, to create collaborative care plan with our families. We do not believe in predetermined protocols as every patient is an individual. We encourage parents to bring any and all information to us regarding research they may have discovered, things they may have heard from a friend or an online forum, or any other questions or curiosities that you would like to discuss. We believe in open and honest dialogue as something you mention could be beneficial for your child and others!
We look forward to meeting your family and joining you on our healing journey!
DR. MAIA GAITHER
I am a Pediatrician and Special Needs Mom. I earned my BS in Chemistry with honors and my Doctor of Medicine degree at Howard University.
I completed my internship and residency at the prestigious Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA) and have been practicingfor 25 years. I remained on staff at CHLA and Cedars-Sinai MedicalCenter in Beverly Hills for 10 years until moving to Georgia where I am now also on staff at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
I am an active member of the Institute for Functional Medicine and the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs (MAPS). I am a Study Physician on the Microbiome Transfer Therapy Clinical Trial.
I have two teenaged children that I homeschooled for over a decade.
Meagan Darling, MSN, CPNP
Meagan grew up in Roswell, Georgia. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!) where she received her Bachelors Degree in Child and Family Development. Meagan then obtained her Bachelors of Science in Nursing Degree from what was formerly known as the Medical College of Georgia (now termed Augusta University) in 2013. Meagan also obtained her Masters of Science in Nursing (with her focus in pediatrics) from Augusta University May of 2016.
Her former work experience includes numerous hours working with children in a variety of settings including 8 years as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in primary care pediatrics and 4 years working as a bedside nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite.
She is board certified by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.
Meagan has special interests in early childhood (birth-age 5), asthma, allergies, and wellness promotion in the pediatric population. It is truly such a joy for Meagan to be able to partner with parents to help keep your child well or help them heal using an integrative approach!
Meagan and her husband have two young children. In her free time, Meagan enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, spending time outdoors, and staying involved with her local church.
Lady Collins, MSN, CPNP
Lady Collins is a board Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP) with over 12 years of experience working with children ages birth through 21 years old. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Kennesaw State University in 2013. Upon graduation, Lady spent 7 years as a Pediatric Emergency Department Nurse where she obtained her Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner certificate and was able to serve as a trauma-informed resource. In 2020, Lady obtained her Master of Science in Nursing degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her studies concentrated on advanced pediatric nursing and forensics. Lady served as a CPNP in primary care for 5 years.
Lady believes in the importance of balancing the health of the mind, body and soul. After assisting on a medical mission trip working for a malnutrition clinic at a Haitian orphanage, she developed a deeper passion for holistic care. Continuing education and partnering in the holistic care of children is at the forefront of her goals in supporting parents through raising healthy children. She is currently working on her functional medicine certification. Lady most recently served as the Continuing Education Chair at the Georgia chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.
Lady was born in Colombia and moved to the United States when she was 5 years old. She is married to her college sweetheart and they have 3 wonderful children. Lady has personal experience with different treatment modalities for asthma, allergies, speech impediment, and eczema. She enjoys experiencing new cultures through food, music, and dancing. Lady stays physically active by running, infrared sauna workouts, and by going to Barre class.