Educational Qualifications :

D.M. (Cardiology) – Passed from Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. June98

MD (Gen. Med.) – Passed from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad: June94

MBBS – Passed from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, and December 89.

FACC (USA) – Conferred in 2008, in ACC, Chicago.

Presently working as – -:

(1) Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Director Cardiology & Clinical Research, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills
(2) Professor of Medicine, Apollo ISMR, Hyderabad.

(3) Chairman, Facts Professional Services(FPS) & Founder, Director & CEO – FACTS – Fraternity of Advanced Cardiovascular Techniques & solutions- FPS- Largest CV professional group of India.

(4) Founding Course Director – Advance CardioVascular Solutions – India (ACVS – INDIA)/ TCT INDIA, South Asia Conference.- India’s Premier Interventional Experience,

Earlier Experiences :

(1) Professor of General Medicine Prathima Institutte of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar.(2010- 2017)

(2 ) Asst. & Associate Professor of General Medicine Prathima Institutte of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar.(2001- 2010)

(3) Chairman, CardioVascular Sciences & Chief Cardiologist, Citizens Hospitals, Nallagandla, Hyderabad.(2014-2018)

(4) Chief of Medical Services, Citizens Hospitals(2016-18)

(5) Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Director, Cardiac Catheterisation laboratory &Invasive Cardiology, Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. (2000-2014)

(6) Director and Head Clinical Research Department, Care group of Hospitals, India.(2008-2014)

(7 ) Managing Director, Life Hospitals, Shivam Road, Hyderabad(2012-2014)

(8) Past – President for Andhra Pradesh Cardiology Society of India (APCSI).

(9) Executive Member, National CSI (2007-9,13-15) (10)National Convenor, Cardiac Imaging, CSI (2010-12).
(11) Chairman, CSI- National Interventional Council, INDIA ( 2018-19).

Level-2 – Category of Contribution

1. Medicine :

As Director Cardiac Cath Lab & Cardiology –
—- Saved Lives of many sick patients.
——– Trained many young Interventional Fellows not only from all over India but also from Burma, Nepal, Africa, Sweden, and USA.
——– Got back the name & fame for Care Cardiology both at National & International
levels.
———Became Hon. Advisory Board for many Device and drug Co. of India.
———- Made Care to become Centre of Excellence and many Co. have signed centre of excellence agreements with Care.
———-Deviced some new innovative procedures and simplified many complex preexisting cardiac procedures.
———-Conceptualized the Idea and as Programme Director for ACVS-INDIA (Advance CardioVascular Solutions)//TCT India, South Asia –Premier Interventional Cardiology National meeting of India- established very strong links between Care, Many Institutes in India & USA.

Special Interests

• Coronary Interventions, Mitral balloon valvotomy, Structural heart Interventions

AWARDS & CREDENTIALS :

* State IInd Rank in Andhra Pradesh M.B.B.S. Entrance Examination.
* S.R.Rao Research Award for best thesis in M.D.General Medicine “A study of clinical profile of cases of Sickle cell disorder in adults”.
* Founder Editor of National Medical Journal “Post Graduate Medical Clinics of Osmania’’.
* Selected as reviewer for International Journal “Catheterisation & Cardiovascular Diagnosis’’ in 1998.
* President for 2009-10, Cardiological Society of India, AP Chapter.
* Executive Committee member, Cardiological Society of India 2007-09..
• Chairman, CSI- National Interventional Council 2017-19.

* Faculty for training Interventional Cardiologists from USA for Transseptal puncture technique training – St Judes Co. Initiative to train Interventional & EP Cardiologists of USA.
*Faculty for SING LIVE Course in Singapore in 2006-08.
*Faculty for CIT- China Interventional Therapeutics-2009.
* Faculty for CCT-Kobe, Japan-2009.
*Faculty for Angioplasty Summit, Seol, Korea-2010.
*Faculty for TCT,USA -2011,2012.
*Live Case Operator for Procedure Demonstration to TCT,USA 2012,2019.
*Programme Director & Founder of ACVS(Advance CardioVascular Solutions)India//TCT India , South Asia National Conference.
*Scientific advisor and Product concepts & device analyzer for Relysis India, S3V Vascular technologies,Medtronic & Boston Scientific. India..

2. RESEARCH :

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN MULTICENTRE TRIALS:

1. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR for Nephric –II Study – A Randomized Comparison of Iapamiro vs. Iopamidal in Diabetic Renal Insufficiency patients- Sponsored by GE Health Care. –Appreciated as Worlds leading recruiter for enrolling maximum no of patients.
2. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR – COREL C Multicentre Stent Study- Paclitaxel eluting, Non-polymeric, Nonporous carbon-carbon coated Cobalt-chromium stent: Clinical and Angiographic Evaluation. Sponsored by Relysis India Pvt. Ltd. – 2nd leading recruiter for the study.
3. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR- RE-DEEM STUDY – RandomisEd Dabigatran Etexilate dose finding study in patients with Acute Coronary syndromes post index Event with additional risk factors for cardiovascular complications also receiving asprin and clopidogrel: Multicentre, prospective

, placebo controlled, group dose escalation trial-Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.- 2nd leading recruiter in the world.
4. CO-INVESTIGATOR – a multinational, multicentre, randomized, parallel group, Double-blind study to assess the efficacy and safety of 1 mg, 5 Mg and 20 mg tid of oral sildenafil in the treatment of Subjects aged 18 years and over with pulmonary arterial Hypertension (PAH)- A Multicentre PAH study sponsored by Pfizer Int. Ltd.- Leading recruiters in the world.

5. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR- SPIRIT WOMEN CLINICAL EVALUATION

: A Clinical Evaluation of the Xience-V Everolimus eluting coronary stent system in the treatment of women with denovo coronary artery lesion (single arm study protocol) – Leading recruiter in the world.
6. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR –Xience-V Everolimus eluting coronary stent system (EECSS) India- Post marketing Registry- appreciated for faster enrollment rate per month.
7. PRICIPAL INVESTIGATOR – AMI- Stem cell study – A Randomized, double blind Multicentric, Placebo controlled , Single dose , Phase-II Study assessing the safety and efficacy of Intravenous ex vivo cultured adult allogenic mesenchymal stem cells in patients with STEMI.- Sponsored by STEMPEUTICS Research Ltd.
8. CO-INVESTIGATOR. – A Randomized, double blind Multicentric , Placebo controlled , Single dose , Phase-II Study assessing the safety and efficacy of Intramuscular ex vivo cultured adult allogenic mesenchymal stem cells in

patients with Critical Limb Ischemia.- Sponsored by STEMPEUTICS Research Ltd.
9. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR).- prospective Evaluation of Advanced Glycosylation End-products in chronic heart failure patients – Type II DM with stable Heart failure patients ( Phase II)
10. CO-INVESTIGATOR – ART (Arterial Revascularisation Trial) ART is a multi-centre, international, randomized trial evaluating whether the use of both mammary arteries during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) improves survival, and reduces the chance of recurrent chest pain and/or the need for further intervention (including surgery) compared to using one mammary artery. ART is supported by grants from the Medical Research Council and the British Heart Foundation.
11. Evaluation of acute safety and efficacy of the Basal Annuloplasty Cardia Externally devise in the treatment of Functional Mitral valve Regurgitation ( Phase II )- Experienced in dp/ dt,
Experienced in Tissue Doppler Echocardiography.

12. Multicenter Evaluation of Coronary Dual Source CT angiography in patients with Intermediate Risk of Coronary Artery Stenosis- Leading recruiters in World.
13. CEC MEMBER – BIOFLOW- INDIA.

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Immediate and follow up results of Inoue balloon mitral valvotomy in juvenile rheumatic mitral stenosis. N. Sinha A.Kapoor, A.Sreenivas Kumar, M.Shahi, S.Radhakrishnan, S.Shrivastava, P.K.Goel. Journal Of Heart Valve & Disease, 1997, 6:6.

2. Influence of Subvalvular pathology on immediate results and follow up events of Inoue balloon mitral valvotomy. A. Sreenivas Kumar, A. Kapoor, N.Sinha, S. Tewari, P.K.Goel, C.V. Umeshan, M.Shahi. Accepted for publication in Int. J. cardiol.
3. Small aortic annulus: A Functional definition. Probal .K.Ghosh, Sanjeev Kumar, Shantanu Pandey, A.Sreenivas Kumar, N.Sinha, M.Shahi. Annals of Asian cardiovascular and thoracic surgery October 98.
4. Small (<21mm) aortic valve prostheses - A clinical and Hemodynamic evaluation. A. Sreenivas Kumar, Prabhat Kumar, M.Shahi, N.Sinha, Sanjeev Kumar, Shantanu Pandey, Probal K.Ghosh. Journal of Heart Valve Disease 98.. 5. Periodic Intermittent Electromechanical Dissociation:Hemodynamic Correlate of a Malfunctioning Mechanical Prostheses Letter to the Ed. P.K.Goel, M.Shahi, A.Sreenivas Kumar, R.K.Singh.. Cath Cardiovasc. Diagn. Nov.97. 6. Results of Inoue balloon mitral valvotomy in juvenile rheumatic mitral stenosis. Let. to Ed. A.Kapoor, A. Sreenivas Kumar. Int. J. Cardiol. 1998,66: 97-98 7. A study of clinical profile of cases of “Aplastic Anemia and their response to treatment with Cyclosporine-A’’. A.Sreenivas Kumar, Vijay Mohan, Raghuramulu M, Chandrakant P, Satyanarayana Ch, Venkateshwar Rao.R. Post Graduate Medical Clinics of Osmania 1994,1.1. 8. Newer Antimicrobials. Review article. A.Sreenivas Kumar, Vijay Mohan, Leelavati, Satyanarayana Ch, Sahay B.K, Prakasham A. Post Graduate Medical Clinics of Osmania 1994,1.1. 9. Post myocardial infarct patient. Review article. A.Sreenivas Kumar, Promod Kumar, A.K.Srivastava, P.Krishnam Raju. Post Graduate Medical Clinics of Osmania 1994,1.2. 10. Respiratory Failure and arterial blood gas analysis. Emergency Medicine review. A. Sreenivas Kumar, P.Vijay Mohan, Raghuramulu M, Chandrakant P, Satyanarayana Ch. Post Graduate Medical Clinics of Osmania 1994,1.2. 11 .Percutaneous closure of the ductus by controlled release coils. A.Sreenivas Kumar, Aditya Kapoor, N.Sinha, M.Shahi, P.K.Goel, S.Radhakrishnan, S.Shrivastava. Asian Annals of Cardiovascular and thoracic sugery. 12. Angiographic sizing of the patent ductus arteriosus- Relevance in the coil era. A.Sreenivas Kumar, P.K.Goel, M.Shahi. Int Journal of Cardiol 13. Inoue balloon mitral commissurotomy(IBMC) in patients with atrial septal aneurysm(ASA). A.Sreenivas Kumar, P.K.Goel, A.Kapoor, C.V.Umeshan, N.Sinha Int. Journal of Cardiol.. 14. Effect of Inoue Balloon mitral valvotomy in patients with severe PAH-Immediate and long term results. C.V.Umeshan, A.Sreenivas Kumar, A.Kapoor, N.Sinha, P.K.Goel. Journal Of Heart Valve & Disease,1999. 15. Inoue balloon mitral commissurotomy(IBMC) in patients with atrial septal aneurysm(ASA).PKGoel,A.Sreenivas Kumar,AKapoor,NGarg, Int.Journal Of Cardiology2001. 16. Non-invasive evaluation of Coronory flow collaterals- An echo and angio correlation- Anne Anjaneyulu, K.Raghu, A.Sreenivas Kumar, P.Krishnam Raju, P.RaghavaRaju American Society of Echocardiography June 2008 17.Nephrotoxicity of Iodixanol versus iopamidol in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes mellitus undergoing coronary angiographic procedures – Warren Lasky, Peter Aspelin, Charles Davidson,Sreenivas Kumar etal. Am.Heart Journal 2009;158. 18. Retrograde Transcatheter Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects in Children Using The Amplatzer Duct Occluder II Nageswara Rao Koneti,* MD, DM, Raghava Raju Penumatsa, MD, DM,Vasudevan Kanchi, MBBS, DCH, Sreenivas Kumar Arramraj, MD, DM, Cath CardioVasc. Interventions 2011. 19. Renal Denervation –DrVenkatSram & Dr.Sreenivas Kumar Arramraju , Journal of Hypertension 2014( Nature gp. Publication). 20. Indigenous Stent Technologies- Examining Clinical Data – Review Article in Int.Cardiology 2015 (Future Medicine Publication). 21. PharmacoInvasive approach – A new paradigm in Acute MI Management – STEMI India text Book -2015. 22. Renal Sympathetic Denervation – Current Status & Future Prospects – CSI Hypertension reviews 2020. 23. Dual Antiplatelet therapy Usage Beyond One year/ One month : trials versus real world Practice – CSI year book 2020. 24. Takasubo Cardiomyopathy – CSI year Book 2019. 25. CSI- NIC Data 2018 – IHJ 18.07.2020. 26. The report of Indian Coronary Intervention Data of 2017- IHJ 04. 2019. 27. Is Cardiology in India ready to shift from Solo to Group Practice – European HJ Feb 2019. 28. Invasive Hemodynamic Assessment of Coronary Stenosis – Utility & Pitfalls – CSI year Book 2018. 29. Cardiovascular Disease in India – A 360 Degree Overview – National Medical Journal of Armed forces India 2019. 30. Reversible LV Dysfunction after Transcatheter Aortic Valve replacement (TAVR) – IJCC2020. PAPER PRESENTATIONS : 1. Study of Multi-Drug Resistant Salmonella infections. At A.P.I. Conference, Kakinada,1991. 2. A case report of Pseudomonas pyogenic meningitis - its complications and management. At A.P.I. Conference, Kakinada ,1991. 3. A study of clinical profile of cases of “ Aplastic Anemia and their response to treatment with Cyclosporine-A’’. At A.P.I. Conference, Kurnool, 1994. (Award Session) 4. A study of clinical profile of cases of sickle cell disorder in adults. At A.P.I. Conference, Kurnool, 1994. 5. A study of five cases of full blown AIDS. At A.P.I. Conference, Kurnool, 1994. (Award Session). 6. Scoring system to differentiate cirrhotic from non-cirrhotic portal hypertension. At A.P.I. Conference, Kurnool, 1994. 7. Inoue balloon mitral valvotomy in patients with severe sub valvular pathology. At C.S.I. Conference, Bangalore,1996. Indian HeartJournal (abstract) Sept- Oct.1996. 8. Inoue balloon mitral valvotomy in juvenile rheumatic mitral stenosis. At C.S.I. Conference, Bangalore,1996. Indian Heart Journal(abstract)Sept-Oct.1996. 9. Angiographic sizing of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)- relevance in the coil era. At C.S.I. Conference, Bangalore,1996. Indian Heart Journal(abstract)Sept- Oct.1996. 10. Inoue balloon mitral valvotomy in mitral stenosis with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. At C.S.I. Conference, Bangalore,1996. Indian Heart Journal (abstract) Sept-Oct.1996. 11. Inoue balloon mitral vavotomy in patients older than 40 years. At C.S.I. Conference, Bangalore,1996. Indian Heart Journal(abstract)Sept-Oct.1996. 12. Small(<21mm) aortic prostheses-A clinical and hemodynamic evaluation. At C.S.I. Conference, Calcutta,1997. Indian HeartJournal(abstract)Nov-Dec.1997. 13. Pretransplant coronary arteriography in diabetic patients with end stage renal disease. At C.S.I. Conference, Calcutta,1997. Indian Heart Journal(abstract)Nov- Dec.1997. 14. Inoue balloon mitral commissurotomy(IBMC)- Predictors,Mechanisms and outcome of significant mitral regurgitation(MR). At C.S.I. Conference, Calcutta,1997. Indian Heart Journal(abstract)Nov-Dec.1997. 15. Inoue balloon mitral commissurotomy(IBMC) in patients with atrial septal aneurysm(ASA). At C.S.I. Conference, Calcutta,1997. Indian Heart Journal(abstract)Nov-Dec.1997. 16. Decreasing subacute thrombosis-is it high pressure post dilatation or something else? At C.S.I. Conference, Calcutta,1997. Indian Heart Journal(abstract)Nov- Dec.1997 17. Balloon Mitral valvotomy in juvenile mitral stenosis : An Indian experience . S.Shrivastava, S.Radhakrishnan, A.Kapoor, N.Sinha, A.Sreenivas Kumar, P.K.Goel. Presented at the 2nd World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Honolulu, Hawai, May 1997. 18. Successful management of recurrent acute ischemic coronary events in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome. At International Symposium/C.M.E. on prevention of CAD. 11th Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Atherosclerosis Research, New Delhi,November 1998. 19. Atherosclerotic CAD and angina in patients with congenital coronary anomolies. At International Symposium/C.M.E. on prevention of CAD. 11th Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Atherosclerosis Research, New Delhi,November 1998. 20. Atherosclerotic CAD in patients with End Stage Renal Disease. At International Symposium/C.M.E. on prevention of CAD. 11th Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Atherosclerosis Research, New Delhi,November 1998. 21. Inoue Balloon mitral valvotomy in patients < 12 years. At C.S.I. Conference, Bombay,1998. Indian Heart Journal (abstract) Nov-Dec 1998. 22. Analysis of etiology of moderate to severe MR in patients with < 12 years of age. At C.S.I. Conference, Bombay,1998. Indian Heart Journal (abstract) Nov-Dec 1998. 23. Effect of oral Nicorandil on chronic MR and/or AR - A Clinical and Echocardiographic study. At C.S.I. Conference, Bombay,1998. Indian Heart Journal (abstract) Nov-Dec 1998. 24. Predictors , Mechanisms and Outcome of occurrence of MR post Inoue balloon mitral valvotomy at WorldHeart Symposium, 1999, London. 25. Coil Occusion of Coronary Cameral fistula-World Pediatric Cardiology Conference. LECTURES DELIVERED : Over 150 lectures delivered on various Cardiology topics like Hypertension, CHF, CAD_Unstable Angina, M.I., PTCA& Stenting, Various other Cardiac Catheterisation Procedures and many other Cardiac drugs – in various International, National, Regional , Local Cardiac Conferences and IMA meetings. CONFERENCES ATTENDED/PARTICIPATED/ORGANISED. 1. 48th Annual Conference of The Cardiological Society of India. October 6- 9,1996.Bangalore. 2. 3rd U.P.C.S.I. Conference. 16-17 February 1997,SGPGIMS,LUCKNOW. 3. 49th Annual Conference of The Cardiological Society of India. Nov 27- 30,1997.Calcutta.. 4. 4th U.P.C.S.I. Conference. Jan 30-31,1998 ,KGMC,LUCKNOW. 5. International Conference on Newer frontiers in Interventional and Clinical; Cardiology. Jan.22-25,1998,Mumbai. 6. International Symposium/C.M.E. on prevention of CAD. 11th Annual Conference of Indian Society for Atherosclerosis Research. Nov.27-29, 1998. 7. Peroperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Workshop. SGPGIMS, Lucknow. Nov.30 &Dec.1 1998. 8. Annual Conference of The Cardiological Society of India. Dec1998- 2008.(yearly). 9. International Update on Hypertension. CDRI., Lucknow. Dec.17, 1998. 10. All Annual National & State CSI Conferences 1999-2012. 11. World Heart Symposium London 1999. 12. TCT Washington meeting in 2002.,2006,2008,2011,13,14,15,16,17,18,19.USA. 13. Euro PCR Meeting in 2004 at Paris,2008Barcelona, 2016,18,19,Paris. 14. ACC Meeting 2005 at Orlando, USA.,2008 Chicago,USA 4.Administration : 1.. Representative and Batch leader in Final Semester , M.B.B.S. Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, 1989-91. 1. General Secretary of House-Surgeons Association, Osmania General Hospital/ Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, 1991-92. 2. President of Post Graduate Students Association,Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, 1992-93. 3. President of Andhra Pradesh State Junior Doctors Association.1992-93. 4. Doctors President Resident Association, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow.1996- 97 5. Secretary, Cardiological Society of India, A.P.Chapter. 2000-2005. 6. Joint Organising Secretary for National CSI, SASAT Conferences 7. Organising Secretary for State CSI Conference2002,2003. 8. President Elect APcardiological Society 2008. 9. Executive Committee member Cardiological Society of India2007-09 & 13-15. 10. President ,AP CSI-2009-10. 11. National, Convenor, Cardiac Imaging, CSI sub-speciality of National CSI 2010- 12. 12. Chairman, Cardiological Society of India – National Interventional Council – 2017-2019. 5.Society : 1. Rural Health Initiatives in Siddipet, Karimnagar & adjoining districts. 2. ACLS/BCLS Training for Paramedics, CardioVascular Nurse Technicians. 3. Health Promotion Lectures in many IT/Software Cos. In & around Hyderabad. . 6. Innovation : --Founder Programme Director - ACVS,INDIA (Advance CardioVascular Solutions,India)//TCT India , South Asia Conference – Premier Interventional National Cardiology Conference networking various Institutes of India with USA. This Conference is now TCT India Next. -- Co-Founder & Inventor of the novel retrograde method of percutaneous closure of Congenital Heart disease -Ventricular Septal Defect with a newer device.- This has revolutionased and simplified the process of treating this heart disease. --Founder Director - FACTS – Fraternity of Advanced Cardiovascular Techniques & solutions – which aims at bringing Cardiologists and surgeons from not only all parts of India but from all over the world. - Founder of _Indian College of Rotablation , Cardiac Imaging & Interventions(ICRCII) – specifically constituted to train young and budding Interventional Cardiologists coming from all across the world in various latest cardiac imaging & interventional procedures. - Pioneer in designing and simplyfing a new novel method of treating resistant Hypertension – TREND therapy. _ Founder of first of its kind in the country - Research Facility where any drug or device can be tested from its preclinical phase to clinical studies which involves facilities for animal lab training, echo core lab and angiographic core lab facilities,etc. Inspired By : Medical : Dr.Martin B.Leon- Interventional Cardiologist, USA. Reasons : (1) Interventional Cardiologist with Pioneering research in many new areas of CV disease. (2) Top class in method of expression and presentation, communication & organization of many Int. meetings eg. TCT. Non –Medical : Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam, Past President, India. Reasons : (1) – Innovative nature with Indigenization of various technologies .(2) _ Simple and humble in living, always willing to work & learn new things.