Dr. Puneeth KT

Dr Puneeth KT is a vascular and interventional radiologist and interventional neuroradiologist with 15 years of clinical experience.

He is a member of the Indian Society of Neuroradiology (ISNR), the Indian Society of Vascular Interventional Radiology (ISVIR), and the Indian Medical Association (IMA). He has previously served at Manipal Hospital Millers Road, Bengaluru.

Whether a patient needs an interventional procedure for a blocked artery, embolisation for a tumour or vascular malformation, a minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins, varicocele embolisation, or a neurointerventional procedure for a brain aneurysm or stroke, Dr Puneeth KT provides structured evaluation and image-guided interventional care.

His clinical practice covers vascular and interventional radiology, neuroimaging, interventional neuroradiology, peripheral vascular interventions, tumour embolisation, trauma embolisation, and varicose vein ablation.

He is fluent in English, Hindi, and Kannada.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Puneeth KT offers comprehensive vascular, interventional, and neurointerventional radiology services with dual super-specialty training from AIIMS New Delhi across both peripheral and neurological interventional domains.

Peripheral Vascular Interventions

Patients with blocked or narrowed arteries in the limbs receive minimally invasive catheter-based treatment to restore blood flow and prevent limb loss.

• Angioplasty and Stenting for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
• Critical Limb Ischaemia endovascular revascularisation
• Endovascular management of acute limb ischaemia
• Renal Artery Angioplasty and Stenting
• Mesenteric Artery intervention

Tumour and Pre-Operative Embolisation

Patients with vascular tumours or those requiring pre-surgical tumour devascularisation receive structured image-guided embolisation.

• Pre-operative Tumour Embolisation (to reduce blood loss during surgery)
• Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma
• Hepatic Tumour Chemoembolisation (TACE)
• Renal Tumour Embolisation
• Uterine Fibroid Embolisation (UFE)

Trauma Embolisation

Patients with traumatic internal bleeding from organ or vascular injury receive emergency image-guided embolisation to control haemorrhage.

• Traumatic Liver Injury Embolisation
• Splenic Injury Embolisation
• Pelvic Fracture-related Bleeding Embolisation
• Facial Injury Embolisation
• Post-traumatic Pseudoaneurysm management

Varicose Vein Treatment

Patients with varicose veins or venous insufficiency receive minimally invasive endovenous treatment.

• Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA) for Varicose Veins
• Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
• Foam Sclerotherapy

Gonadal Vein and Varicocele Interventions

Patients with varicocele or pelvic congestion syndrome receive minimally invasive catheter-based embolisation.

• Gonadal Vein Embolisation for Varicocele
• Pelvic Congestion Syndrome embolisation

Bronchial Artery Embolisation

Patients with life-threatening haemoptysis (coughing up blood) receive emergency image-guided bronchial artery embolisation.

• Bronchial Artery Embolisation for Haemoptysis
• Pulmonary AVM embolisation

Peripheral Vascular Malformation Management

Patients with congenital or acquired vascular malformations receive structured evaluation and interventional treatment.

• Venolymphatic Malformation Embolisation and Sclerotherapy
• Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Embolisation
• Haemangioma treatment

Neuroimaging and Interventional Neuroradiology

Patients with cerebrovascular conditions or neurological vascular abnormalities receive advanced neurointerventional care. Dr Puneeth KT holds a DM in Neuroimaging and Interventional Neuroradiology from AIIMS New Delhi.

• Cerebral Angiography (diagnostic)
• Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischaemic Stroke
• Cerebral Aneurysm Coiling and Flow Diverter placement
• Brain AVM Embolisation
• Carotid Artery Stenting
• Dural Arteriovenous Fistula embolisation
• Pre-operative Embolisation of intracranial tumours
• Spinal Vascular Malformation interventions

Dialysis Access Interventions

• Fistuloplasty for stenosed AV fistulae
• Central Venous Angioplasty and Stenting
• Thrombectomy and thrombolysis for clotted dialysis access

Biliary and Non-Vascular Interventions

• Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage (PTBD)
• Percutaneous Abscess Drainage
• CT-guided and Ultrasound-guided Biopsy
• Nephrostomy tube placement

Credentials and Trust

Dr Puneeth KT brings 15 years of clinical experience with dual super-specialty qualifications from AIIMS New Delhi, providing rare combined expertise in both peripheral interventional radiology and neuroimaging with interventional neuroradiology.

• MBBS, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru (2011)
• MD (Interventional Radiology), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (2014)
• DM (Neuroimaging and Interventional Neuroradiology), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

He has previously served as Consultant at Manipal Hospital Millers Road, Bengaluru.

He is registered with the Karnataka Medical Council (Registration No. 90868, 2011).

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Puneeth KT has contributed to interventional radiology practice through his clinical work in vascular, interventional, and neurointerventional radiology across his career, with training and research exposure at AIIMS New Delhi.

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