Leading Interventional Cardiologist in Banjara Hills

Brief Profile

Dr. M Srinivasa Rao is a highly accomplished Senior Interventional Cardiologist with over 44 years of expertise in managing complex cardiac conditions His expertise spans acute cardiac conditions, interventional procedures, and hypertension management, with multiple research publications and clinical trials to his credit. A Gold Medalist in MD General Medicine, Dr. Rao is dedicated to advancing cardiovascular care and improving patient outcomes through innovation and excellence.

Field(s) of Expertise

• Complex Cardiac Conditions
• Acute Aortic Dissection
• Acute Pericarditis
• Cardiovascular Issues   
• Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
• Andersen Tawil Syndrome 
• Barth Syndrome

Research and Presentations

• ASPIRE: Safety and Efficacy of Aliskiren in Post Myocardial Infarction Patients
• Triplet study: A clinical trial to study the effects of two drugs, prasugrel and clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndrome who are to undergo percutaneous intervention
• LCZ696 Compared to Valsartan in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Preserved Left-Ventricular Ejection Fraction
• PARADIGM-HF  Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of LCZ696 Compared to Enalapril on Morbidity and Mortality of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure 
• BISO-CAD Study A study to investigate the association between resting heart rate (HR) and prognosis of patients with Coronary Artery Disease 9CAD) treated with Bisoprolol)
• SCORE India: A Study to derive the normative distribution of CIMT and determine its correlation with cardiovascular Risk factors in asymptomatic nationwide  Indian population 
• EDGE study: Effectiveness and tolerability of second-line therapy with Vildagliptin vs. other oral agents in type 2 diabetes: a real-life world wide observational study.
• CANTOS: Cardiovascular risk reduction study(Reduction In Recurrent Major CV Disease Events) with Canakinumab 
• CHAMPION Trial: Effect Of Platelet Inhibition With Cangrelor During PCI On Ischemic Events
• India heart Study Blood pressure measurement study for identifying prevalences of hypertension, white coat and masked hypertension, and related cardiovascular risk factors in India 

Publications

• Percutaneous Balloon valvuloplasty in mirror-image dextrocardia and rheumatic mitral stenosis. Dr. Raghava Raju MD, Shailender Singh MD, Padma Kumar MD, Srinivasa Rao MD S. Kapoor MD, B.S Raju.
• Prospective Observational study of Primary Angioplasty of Infract related artery for Acute Myocardial Infraction Authors N.K.Reddy, Raghav Raju, Sunil Kapoor, Srinivasa Rao Maddury, B.Soma Raju  
• Review Article Inhibition of the rennin Angiotensin Aldosterone system: Focus on Aliskiren Author  Maddury Srinivasa Rao
• Effectiveness and Safety of Aliskiren and Aliskiren Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) in a Multiethnic, Real-World Setting. Authors : Maddury SR1, Pande A, Haque KM, Echtay A, Go L, Gulzar T, Kadwa M, Hristoskova S
• Epidemiological Surveillance on Quality of Life in patients with systolic heart failure after treatment with the selective heart Rate Inhibitor Ivabradin Authors M. Srinivasa Rao, Sankar Chandra Mandal
• Heart Rate in Hypertension: Review and Expert Opinion.
• Screening for Hypertension in Asymptomatic Individuals In India: An Expert Consensus Statement
• Consensus document: management of heart failure in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Education

• M.B.B.S. (1981)
• M.D. Internal Medicine (1986)
• D.M. Cardiology (1989)

Awards and Recognitions

• Distinction First MBBS
• First class final MBBS
• Distinction in OBG
• Gold medal MD General Medicine

Fellowship/Membership

• Fellow  Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions USA 
• Fellow American College of Cardiology
• Fellow European College Of Cardiology
• Life member Indian College Of Cardiology
• Life member Cardiological society of India

Past Positions

• Associate Professor Cardiology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad - December 1989 to November 1993
• Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Medicity Hospitals, Hyderabad - December 1993 to July 1997
• Director of Cath Lab and Senior Interventional Cardiologist, CARE Hospitals, Hyderabad -  July 1997 to June 2019
• Head Department of Cardiology Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Hospital, Hyderguda, Hyderabad - From July 2019 to February 2025