Dr. Raghu Cherukupalli

Dr Raghu Cherukupalli is a Senior Interventional Cardiologist and Clinical Director in Secunderabad. With 35 years of experience, he currently serves at Yashoda Hospital.

His clinical experience includes performing approximately 15,000 angioplasties and 30,000 diagnostic catheterizations. He introduced and advanced transradial cardiovascular interventions in India.

Prior to his current practice, Dr Raghu worked as Director at Aster Prime Hospital in Hyderabad and as an Assistant Professor at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences.

Dr Cherukupalli Raghu is fluent in English, Hindi, and Telugu, ensuring clear and comfortable communication for patients from diverse linguistic backgrounds.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr C Raghu focuses on the following clinical areas:

Interventional Cardiology

Dr Raghu executes catheter-based interventions including:

• Transradial Coronary Angioplasty and Diagnostic Catheterization
• Complex High-Risk Indicated Procedures (CHIP) and Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Angioplasty
• Peripheral Angioplasty and Fistuloplasty

Structural Heart Interventions

Dr Raghu provides interventions for structural heart conditions:

• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Balloon Mitral Valvotomy
• Device Closure for Atrial Septal Defect and Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Clinical Cardiology and Vascular Medicine

Dr Raghu implements therapeutic protocols for cardiovascular diseases:

• Management of Advanced Heart Failure and Arrhythmias
• Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease and Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease

Education and Qualifications

• MBBS — Guntur Medical College, Guntur (1991)
• MD in General Medicine — All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (1994)
• DM in Cardiology — Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad (1998)
• Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology — Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Paris (2002)
• Master in Structural Heart Interventions — University of Pisa, Italy
• FACC — Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
• FSCAI — Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
• FESC — Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology

Research and Publications

• A health divide: the paradox of dignitary medicine, medical tourism, and public healthcare in sub-saharan africa (IJHSRP, 2026)
• Septal venous channel perforation during Bachmann bundle pacing (Heart Rhythm, 2026)
• Obstructive sleep apnea and heart failure: echocardiographic phenotype, HFpEF burden, and clinical implications in a hospital-based observational cohort (A-JMRHS, 2026)
• Heart Failure Management from African Perspective: A consensus statement on the urgent need for action (CVJA, 2025)
• Beyond the Ejection Fraction: Multimodality Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Coronary Artery Disease (IJCDW, 2025)

Awards and Recognitions

• Second Best Research Paper at the Cardiological Society of India Meeting (2021)
• Andreas Gruntzig Award for the Best Chronic Total Occlusion Angioplasty Case at the Fourth Indo Japan CTO Meet, Kochi (2016)
• Best Peripheral Angioplasty Case Award at the 7th Asia Pacific Vascular Society Meeting, New Delhi (2015)
• Best Young Interventionalist Award at the Singapore Live (2007)
• Sri Krishna Memorial Gold Medal for the Best Research Work at the CSI-AP Chapter Meet (1999)
• Smt Kirpal Kaur Memorial Medal at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (1992)

Professional Memberships

• Indian Medical Association
• Association of Physicians of India
• Cardiological Society of India
• Asia Pacific Society for Interventional Cardiology
• European Society of Cardiology
• Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

Professional Experience

Dr C Raghu currently practises at the following facility:

• Director and Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad
• Director (Former), Aster Prime Hospital, Hyderabad
• Director (Former), Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad
• Assistant Professor (Former), Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

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