Melanie Lacy, NP-C, CPNP-AC

"Melanie Lacy is a dual certified Pediatric Acute Care and Family Nurse Practitioner who joined Family Practice Center in June 2017. She is an Atlanta native, graduating from Wesleyan School in 2003. She then attended The University of Georgia and Medical College of Georgia where she received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2007. She began her nursing career working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Northside Hospital. She then earned a Masters of Nursing from Emory University in 2013 and became Board Certified as a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Following several years in pediatric hospital and outpatient settings, specializing in Pulmonology and Technology Dependent Intensive Care, she decided to expand her practice. She graduated The University of Massachusetts Boston in 2017, where she received a Post Master’s Certificate and became Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Melanie keeps her pediatric skills active by working as needed at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Hughes Spalding Emergency Department in downtown Atlanta. With experience in both pediatrics and family medicine, she would love opportunity to serve your entire family. In her free time, she is an active member of Buckhead Church and enjoys spending time with family and her rescue pup, Ansley. She is also passionate about using her medical experience to aid underserved populations both locally and abroad."

"Family Practice Center, PC, is a comprehensive medical practice where we provide healthcare the way you hoped it could be. Our attentive, patient-focused approach to medicine is the main reason we have become one of the highest-rated primary care practices in the southeast. We pride ourselves on providing a wide variety of healthcare needs for our patients including top-level care and in-house-diagnostic testing. Led by practice Founder and CEO Dr. James Wheeler, our team of doctors include C. Steven Schramm, M.D., Tyler Wheeler, M.D., Leah Tobin, M.D., and Cassandra Barnes, M.D. These physicians, as well as a full team of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, and other healthcare professionals, pride themselves on providing the best possible experience for each and every patient we see.

We strive to offer a wide variety of medical treatments and services, including staying up-to-date with the latest health news and trends, in order to best serve our patients and their loved ones. In addition to general family medicine, our physicians specialize in providing dermatological care, sports medicine, women’s health service, and preventative medicine (including immunizations). Our selection of in-house diagnostic testing includes x-rays, bloodwork, ultrasounds, echocardiograms, and more. We are able to perform minor surgical procedures in our office at the convenience of our patients.

Our healthcare providers consider it an honor to take care of our patients and their families. Contact Family Practice Center today for more information or to schedule an appointment. Ask us about Medicare eligibility. And keep an eye out for news about our new locations in the metro Atlanta area."