Dr. Kavitha Chintala

Dr Kavitha Chintala is a highly experienced Paediatric Cardiologist based in Hyderabad with 34 years of expertise in congenital heart disease, foetal cardiology, pulmonary hypertension, structural heart interventions, and advanced cardiac imaging in children.

Dr Chintala currently serves as Clinical Director and Head of Department at CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, and also consults at Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, and Continental Hospital, Nanakaramguda, Hyderabad.

Dr Chintala completed an internationally recognised Fellowship in Paediatric Cardiology from Detroit, USA. She has received multiple prestigious awards including the American Heart Association Women in Cardiology Travel Grant Award and the Wayne State University College Teaching Award.

Area of Expertise

Congenital Heart Disease

Dr Chintala specialises in the diagnosis and management of congenital cardiac conditions in children and infants:

• Congenital heart disease evaluation and management
• Atrioventricular septal defect diagnosis and care
• Complex congenital cardiac anomaly management
• Fontan surveillance and post-operative cardiac care
• Neonatal congenital heart disease management

Foetal Cardiology and Echocardiography

She provides advanced foetal cardiac assessment and management during pregnancy:

• Foetal echocardiography and cardiac screening
• Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects
• Foetal arrhythmia evaluation and management
• Foetal haemodynamic assessment

Pulmonary Hypertension

With dedicated training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, she manages paediatric pulmonary hypertension:

• Pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosis and management
• Pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease
• Advanced pulmonary vasodilator therapy
• Long-term pulmonary hypertension monitoring and care

Structural Heart Interventions

Dr Chintala performs catheter-based and interventional procedures for structural cardiac conditions in children:

• Transcatheter closure of congenital defects
• Balloon valvuloplasty and dilatation procedures
• Cardiac catheterisation in paediatric patients
• Device closure of atrial and ventricular septal defects

Cardiac Imaging in Congenital Heart Disease

She provides expert cardiac imaging evaluation for complex congenital heart conditions:

• Echocardiography and Doppler imaging in children
• Advanced imaging in complex congenital heart disease
• Intraoperative echocardiographic evaluation
• Cardiac MRI and CT in congenital heart disease

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Certificate of Distinction for Outstanding Performance in Pathology and Ophthalmology in Medical School
• American Heart Association / Wyeth-Ayerst Women in Cardiology Travel Grant Award (2002)
• Finalist, Wolf Zuelzer Research Award (2001)
• Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association (2007)
• Wayne State University School of Medicine - College Teaching Award (2007)
• Best Abstract in Interventional Paediatric Cardiology, 21st Annual Conference of Paediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI) (2021)

Publications

• Sood BG, Chintala K, Wykes S, et al. Effect of Aerosolized PGE(1) on the Ductus Arteriosus of Neonatal Swine. Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators, 2009; 90(1-2): 49-54.
• Aggarwal S, Czaplicki S, Chintala K. Haemodynamic Effect of Foetal Supraventricular Tachycardia on the Unaffected Twin. Prenatal Diagnosis, 2009; 29(3): 292-293.
• Chintala K, Gurczynski J, Aggarwal S. Prenatal Diagnosis of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect with Truncus Arteriosus. Prenatal Diagnosis, 2007; 27(6): 560-562.
• Shah N, Chintala K, Aggarwal S. Electrocardiographic Strain Pattern in Children with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: A Marker of Ventricular Dysfunction. Pediatric Cardiology, 2010; 31(6): 800-806.

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad (1992)
• MD Paediatrics, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, USA (2000)
• DM Paediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan (2003)
• Fellowship in Paediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University (2003)
• Training in Pulmonary Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Children's Hospital (2003)
• Training in Foetal Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• FACC, American College of Cardiology
• FAAP, American Academy of Paediatrics
• FASE, American Society of Echocardiography

Languages Spoken

• English
• Hindi
• Telugu

Medical Registration

• Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, Registration No. 34432 (1993)

Membership

• American Heart Association (AHA)
• American College of Cardiology (ACC)
• American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)
• Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA)
• Paediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI)
• Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)
• Indian Society of Perinatology and Reproductive Biology (ISOPARB)

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Kavitha Chintala currently consults at:

• CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - Clinical Director and Head of Department
• Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad - Consultant
• Continental Hospital, Nanakaramguda, Hyderabad - Consultant

Previous Associations

• Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit - Consultant
• Henry Ford Hospital, Michigan - Consultant
• Sinai Grace Hospital, Michigan - Consultant
• Huron Valley Sinai Hospital, Michigan - Consultant
• Crittenton Medical Center, Michigan - Consultant
• Fernandez Perinatology Center, Hyderabad - Consultant

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