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LOCAL PODIATRIST CONVICTED OF
DEALING OPIOIDS, OTHER DRUGS
A Sandy Springs podiatrist has been convicted of illegally dealing hundreds of thou
sands of doses of opioid painkillers and other drugs through her clinics.
Dr. Arnita Avery-Kelly, 56, faces sentencing in federal court on July 24, according to the
U.S. Department of Justice. The conviction follows a 2016 federal raid on her clinic on Glen-
ridge Drive in Sandy Springs.
Byung J. Pale, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, said in a press release
that Avery-Kelly “prescribed addictive opioids without any legitimate medical need, turning
her prescription pad into an ATM. Her behavior fed into the continuing problem of addic
tion to powerful prescription opioids, which, unfortunately, continues to take a daily toll on
many members of our community.”
According to prosecutors, Avery-Kelly prescribed opioid painkillers and a class of tran
quilizers known as benzodiazepines to “addicts and drug-traffickers posing as patients at
her podiatric clinics.”
She prescribed more than 275,000 oxycodone pills; 104,000 hydromorphone pills; and
300 fentanyl patches to such people, according to prosecutors, who estimate the 30 mg oxy
codone pills had an average sales price of $30 each.
In early May 2019, she was convicted by a federal jury on 27 counts of drug distribution
without legitimate medical purpose, according to prosecutors.
KSU TO OFFER MBA DEGREE PROGRAM
AT CITY SPRINGS THIS FALL
Kennesaw State University will begin hosting a full Masters of Business Administration
program at City Springs this fall following the launch of the certificate program last year.
KSU began offering programs at City Springs, Sandy Springs’ civic and arts complex, in
2018 with a non-degree, business certificate program. The new program will offer the regu
lar MBA program that is “identical” to the on-campus version and is designed for working
professionals, according to a press release.
KSU will again offer the “mini MBA” certificate program at City Springs. The hours
earned to achieve the certificate cannot be applied to a degree. The classes start in Septem
ber and are held once a month on Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m.
The program is being launched through a partnership between KSU, the city of San
dy Springs and the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce, the release said. Hav
ing a full university in Sandy Springs is a dream long held by city officials that started with
founding Mayor Eva Galambos.
For more information on the MBA, visit colescollege.com/MBA. For more information
on the certificate, visit colescollege.com/ExecEd.
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