With almost 20 years of healthcare experience, Dr. Mesiah Porter, Jr. is a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner in Family Practice and Psychiatric-Mental Health Services. Born and raised in Waycross, Georgia, Dr. Porter is a two-time graduate of Valdosta State University, obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Valdosta State’s Accelerated Nursing Program. Dr. Porter has worked in various Cardiac Rehabilitation Centers as an Exercise Physiologist. He has also worked as a Neuro-Surgical Recovery Nurse, as well as an Open-Heart Surgery Recovery Nurse, while obtaining his Master of Science in Nursing. A few notable facilities that have employed Dr. Porter include Mayo Clinic, South Georgia Medical Center, Memorial Healthcare, Piedmont Atlanta, WellStar, Augusta University Hospital, and Emory Healthcare. Dr. Porter has also worked as a Certified Pharmacy Technician since 2007. Dr. Porter completed his Doctor of Nursing Practice at Liberty University in 2023, and obtained publication through ProQuest for his research on antipsychotic medications and EPS. Since his time in Atlanta, Dr. Porter has served as a provider in several urgent cares, med spas, clinics, and hospitals across the metro, providing Primary Care, dermatologic treatment, and/or Psychiatric-Mental Health Services – Including acute illness and chronic disease management, aesthetics, mildly invasive procedures, weight management programs, as well as counseling and prescriptive abilities. Dr. Porter now serves as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner for Metro Atlanta, providing for the needs of patients of all ages across the lifespan.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

During our first encounter, each patient should anticipate a thorough and in-depth assessment and interview, to not only break the initial communication barrier but to help to establish a rapport.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

As a provider, I feel that my greatest strengths are my assessment and communication skills. Health and wellness, including Psychiatric-Mental Health Services, are closely tied to the collaborative efforts of the provider and the patient. Thus, I feel that I have the impeccable ability to gauge the needs of each patient, to ensure that care and treatment is evidence-based, and gold standard, with the most optimal outcomes sought for every encounter.

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

As a Family Practice and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, I am fully trained and capable of rendering care and treatment to all patients across the lifespan, from children ages 6 and up to geriatrics.

About Dr. Mesiah Porter, Jr., DNP