Dr. Surya Prakasa Rao Vithala

Dr Surya Prakasa Rao Vithala is the Clinical Director and Head of Cardiology at CARE Hospitals, Hyderabad, with 45 years of clinical experience.

He is one of India's most trusted names in complex interventional cardiology and chronic total occlusion care.

He has performed over 13,000 angiograms, 7,000+ coronary interventions, and 1,500+ CTO PCI procedures, one of the largest CTO PCI volumes in Asia Pacific.

He pioneered the Japanese sutureless technique in India for treating 100% blocked coronary arteries without bypass surgery.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Surya Vithala specialises in comprehensive interventional cardiology, with strong expertise across complex coronary, structural, imaging-guided, and advanced cardiac interventions.

Complex Coronary Interventions

He performs advanced complex coronary angioplasty, chronic total occlusion interventions, left main and bifurcation stenting, and complex hybrid revascularisation with high procedural success.

Radial and Transradial Interventions

He specialises in transradial coronary procedures, delivering safer and faster recovery-based cardiac interventions.

Image-Guided Coronary Interventions

He performs precision-based coronary interventions using advanced imaging modalities including Intravascular Ultrasound and Optical Coherence Tomography.

Calcified and High-Risk Coronary Procedures

He performs rotational atherectomy, orbital atherectomy, laser atherectomy, and Intravascular Lithotripsy for complex calcified coronary lesions.

Structural Heart Interventions

He performs advanced structural heart procedures such as Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and other minimally invasive valve interventions.

Peripheral and Non-Coronary Interventions

He performs peripheral angioplasty and complex non-coronary vascular interventions for enhanced circulatory care.

Ultra Low Contrast Interventions

He performs specialised ultra low contrast coronary interventions for patients with chronic kidney disease.

Professional Experience

Additional Current Affiliation:

• Clinical Director and Senior Consultant, CARE Medical Center, Tolichowki
• Clinical Director and Senior Consultant, CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills
  

Previous Affiliations:

• Head of Cardiology, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderguda
• Head of Cardiology, Global Hospitals, Hyderabad
• Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Yashoda Hospitals

Credentials and Qualifications

Educational Background

• MBBS from Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, 1984
• MD in General Medicine from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, 1994
• DM in Cardiology from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 1997

He is also a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, Fellow of the Cardiological Society of India, and Fellow of the Indian College of Cardiology.

He is registered with the Andhra Pradesh Medical Council – Registration No. 16489, 1984.

Awards and Recognitions

• First Indian honoured as Cathlab Advisor at Razuwakai Marumachi Hospital, Kyoto, Japan, 2016
• First Indian Interventional Cardiologist to perform a Live Complex CTO Demo at CTO Club Nagoya, Japan, 2018
• First to implant HeartMate III LVAD in the Telugu-speaking states of India, 2017
• First to implant TRIC VALVE at CARE Group of Hospitals, Hyderabad, 2023
• First use of CrossBoss and Stingray Devices in India for successful CTO PCI
• Heart Healer of India, Excel India Magazine, 2024
• Top 10 Cardiologists in India, CEO Insights Magazine, 2025
• Top Most Healthcare Leader, World Health and Wellness Congress Awards, 2025
• Distinguished Proctor for Complex PCI Award, Tamil Nadu Interventional Council, 2022
• Vocational Excellence Award, Rotary International, 2020
• KINNERA Award for contributions to Medicine, 2018

Academic Leadership

• Founder Member and Course Director, CACTO, since 2006
• Founder Member and Course Director, IJCTO, since 2013
• Former State President, Cardiological Society of India, Andhra Pradesh Chapter
• Former Director, Imaging and Physiology Council of India
• Committee Member, Heart Failure Society of India
• Regular international faculty at CTO Club Nagoya, CCT Kobe, TOPIC Tokyo, IMC Jeddah, CIT China, SingLIVE, TCTAP Seoul, Euro CTO, EuroPCR, and TCT USA

Research and Publications

Dr Surya Prakasa Rao has contributed extensively to global cardiology literature. His notable contributions include:

• Global Consensus Recommendation on Improving the Safety of Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions, 2020
• Technical Options for Uncrossable Chronic Total Occlusion, International Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, 2018
• Safety and Performance of Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent with Biodegradable Polymer, WJCD, 2017
• Retrograde Percutaneous Intervention of Chronic Total Occlusion, Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers, 2022
• Acute on Chronic CTO Interventions of Culprit Vessel in Acute STEMI, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention, 2013
• Radial Pearls – A Handbook on Tips and Techniques of Radial Interventions
• Retrograde Approach Tips and Tricks, CSI 2024 Book
• Evolution of CTO PCI in India, APCSI 2024 Souvenir Edition

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