Tanjela M Jackson, MD is originally from Adel, Georgia. She majored in Microbiology at the University of Georgia and was a cum laude graduate in 1989. She graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Jackson spent five years in the United States Navy and after rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander was honorably discharged in 1998. She has fond memories of time spent in the Navy at Camp Lejeune, particularly when stationed with MSSG-24. In 1997, she became one of the first females deployed with the Marines (FSSG-24) in a combat arena. After discharge from the Navy, Dr. Jackson continued her training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she completed her Internal Medicine Residency and her Nephrology Fellowship. She later worked at the VA Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi and continues to have a personal connection with the Veterans. Dr. Jackson is board certified in Nephrology. She joined the staff of Southwest Atlanta Nephrology in 2007 and is now the Medical Director for McAfee Dialysis Center.
Residency University of Mississippi Medical Center
Fellowship University of Mississippi Medical Center
