Dr. Gulla Surya Prakash

Dr Gulla Surya Prakash is a Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Regional Clinical Director in Hyderabad with 43 years of clinical experience in interventional and clinical cardiology.

He has performed over 10,180 interventional procedures and has treated more than six lakh patients across rural and urban settings.

He currently practises at Guru Nanak CARE Hospital, Musheerabad and Tarnaka Heart Centre, Tarnaka.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Gulla Surya specialises in advanced interventional cardiology with expertise in coronary, peripheral, and valvular procedures.

Emergency Cardiac Care

He provides rapid assessment and management for acute cardiac emergencies including acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock.

Coronary Interventions

He performs primary angioplasty and advanced coronary procedures including rotablation, intravascular ultrasound guided interventions, and OCT guided interventions.

Peripheral Vascular Interventions

He carries out renal, carotid, and upper and lower limb peripheral vascular interventions.

Valvular Interventions

He performs percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy, percutaneous balloon aortic valvotomy, percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvotomy, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Device Therapy and Heart Failure

He implants permanent pacemakers and automated implantable cardioverter defibrillators. He also provides structured medical management for heart failure and hypertension.

Professional Experience

Previous Affiliations

• Medical Director and Medical Superintendent, CARE Hospitals, Secunderabad
• Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
• Consultant and Incharge, South Central Railway Hospital, Secunderabad
• Honorary Consultant, ESI Hospital, Nacharam, Secunderabad
• Consultant, Mediciti Hospital, Hyderabad
• Senior Resident in Medicine and Cardiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

Credentials and Qualifications

Educational Background

• MBBS from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, 1983
• MD in Internal Medicine from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1988
• DM in Cardiology from Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, 1995
• MBA in Hospital Administration from Nagarjuna University, Guntur, 2018

Fellowships and Certifications

• Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, USA, 2012
• Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, USA, 2014
• Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, Sophia Antipolis, France, 2014

Professional Memberships

• Cardiology Society of India
• Indian Medical Association
• Indian Academy of Geriatrics

Academic and Editorial Roles

• Advisory Board Member, PRIST University, Tanjavur, 2017 to 2020
• Advisory Board Member and Faculty, Cardio Rejoice Advanced Faculty Development Programme, Shimla, 2018
• Advisory Board Member and Faculty, Cardio Rejoice Advisory Board Meeting, Rishikesh, 2019
• Faculty and Session Chair, Cardio Summit, Varanasi, 2019
• Honorary Coordinator for India, Telugu Association of North America Medical Internship Programme, 2009 to 2010

Awards and Recognitions

• Rao Bahadur Dr C Rama Murthy Memorial Prize in Bacteriology, 1982
• Dr P Kutumbaiah Prize in Clinical Medicine, 1983
• Kirlampudi Gold Medal in Clinical Surgery, 1983
• Ugadi Puraskar Award, Madras Telugu Academy, Chennai, 1999
• Vikasa Ratna Shiromani Award, Society for Friendship and National Unity, Delhi, 2004
• Certificate of Excellence, Health Age India, 2005
• Vaidya Shiromani Award, Mega City Navakala Vedika, 2006
• Distinguished Service Award, Viswamanava Samaikyata Samsat, Guntur, 2008
• Vaidya Ratna Award, Telugu Association of North America, Texas, USA, 2010
• Vaidya Ratna Award, Akkineni Foundation of America, 2015
• Ugadi Puraskar Award, Vamsi International Cultural Seva Sangam, 2016
• Felicitated by Union Minister Shri Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju at Vizianagara Utsav, 2016
• Ugadi Puraskar Award, Kinnera Cultural Educational Trust, presented by Sri Kunijeti Rosaiah, Former Governor of Tamil Nadu, 2019

Research and Publications

He has served as principal or co-investigator in multiple international multicentre clinical trials including EXTRACT TIMI 25, INSPRA, POLYCAP, ENGAGE AF TIMI 48, IMPROVE IT, PALLAS, TECOS, ODYSSEY Outcomes, and THE BALANCE Study.

He also established a Heart Failure Registry in collaboration with Medtronic at CARE Hospitals, Musheerabad in 2015, enrolling over 1,600 patients under structured follow-up.

Selected publications include:

• Effect of 4 percent Lidocaine inhalation in Bronchial Asthma, Journal of Asthma, 1990
• Prevalence of Anti Cardiolipin Antibodies in patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction, Indian Heart Journal, 1992
• Clinical efficacy of sildenafil in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, Indian Heart Journal, 2002
• Sildenafil improves survival in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, Indian Heart Journal, 2007
• Aneurysm of Left Anterior Descending Artery rupturing into Right Ventricular Outflow Tract, Indian Heart Journal, 2009
• Association of PON1 and APOA5 Gene Polymorphisms in Indian patients with Coronary Artery Disease, Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, 2011
• Relationship of ACE and CETP gene polymorphisms with cardiovascular disease in Asian Indian patients, Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications, 2011
• Real world experience with indigenously manufactured stent Cobal C, Indian Heart Journal, 2014
• Prevalence of anaemia among women of suburbs of Hyderabad and correlation with haematological parameters, National Journal of Research in Community Medicine, 2018
• Screening for Hypertension in Asymptomatic Individuals in India, Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 2020

Notable Clinical Milestones

• Over 10,180 interventional cardiac procedures performed
• More than six lakh patients treated across urban and rural settings
• Over 31,200 free cardiac treatments provided
• More than 18,000 patients benefited from cardiac rehabilitation services
• More than 5,000 heart failure patients managed and improved
• Conducted over 400 free medical camps
• Rural outreach programmes through VIMS, Guntur, Bobbili, and Cherla
• Served as Honorary Consultant Cardiologist to the Prime Minister of India, Sri P V Narasimha Rao, from 1992 to 1997
• Served as Honorary Consultant Cardiologist to the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Sri Krishna Kant, from 1992 to 1997

Languages Spoken

• Telugu
• Hindi
• English

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