Dr. Suneetha B

Director & HOD

Nuclear Medicine

Qualifications:

  • MD (Nuclear Medicine) Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (India), October 2009.
  • Fellowship in Nuclear Oncology Medanta the Medicity, Gurgaon, 2012-2013.
  • RSO (Nuclear Medicine) Issued by AERB, Government of India.
  • MBBS Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool (India), Nov 2004.

Clinical Experience

  • Consultant & HOD, Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, March 2017 - February 2019.
  • Consultant, Medanta the Medicity, Gurgaon, August 2015 - Jan 2017.
  • Consultant, Manipal hospital, Bangalore, Jan 2015 - July 2015.
  • Associate consultant, Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore, July 2014 to Jan 2015.
  • Fellowship in Nuclear Oncology, Medanta the Medicity, Gurgaon, June-2012 to June-2013.
  • Assistant Professor, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupathi, Jan 2011 - July 2011.
  • Senior Resident, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Jan 2010 - Jan 2011.
  • Junior Resident (MD), SGPGIMS, Lucknow Nuclear Medicine 13-5-2006- 13-10-2009.
  • Internship, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, AP, India, Government General Hospital, Kurnool, 2003 – 2004.
  • MBBS, Kurnool Medical College, AP, 1998-2004. 

Professional Experience

  • Dr. Suneetha is experienced in reporting 15000-20000 PET-CT scans including administering IV contrast.
  • Experienced in preparation and reporting of Ga-68 DOTANOC scans for neuroendocrine tumors and Ga-68 PSMA scans for Carcinoma Prostate in ~600 cases.
  • Experience in administering high dose RAI in ~3000-3500 patients of thyroid cancer and low dose Radioiodine in ~6000 patients of Graves' and MNG.
  • Experienced in Lutetium-177 DOTATATE therapy in neuroendocrine tumours in ~25 cases
  • Experienced in administering bone pain palliation using Samarium 155 in 60 patients.

Areas Of Interest/ Expertise:

  • Cardiology and CVTS
  • Radiology
  • Endocrinology and Endosurgery
  • Nephrology and UrologyNeurology and Neurosurgery
  • Radiotherapy

Accomplishments & Awards:

  • Gold medal in Microbiology and OBG and Gynecology in MBBS.
  • Prize medal in OBG and Gynecology in MBBS.

Paper/Poster Presentations:

  • Poster presentation on 'Effect of Beta blockers on Adenosine SPECT MPI' at SNM conference 2007.
  • Speaker in IRIA-Telangana chapter in 2017 Role of PET CT in urological malignancies.
  • Speaker in ANMPI 2017 (Bangalore) - Liver function assessment in patients planned for Liver resection and liver transplantation.
  • Speaker in SNMI-Southern chapter 2017 - Liver function assessment in patients planned for liver resection and liver transplantation.
  • Guest lecture in IRIA Telangana chapter 2017 genitourinary malignancy
  • Role of PET CT in Speaker in SNMI - southern chapter 2018 - Functional liver volume assessment and role in major liver resection.
  • Chairing session in SNMICON 2018 in PGIMER, chandigarh.

Publications:

  • Levels of GFR and Protein-induced Hyperfiltration in Kidney Donors: A Single-Center Experience in India. Sukanta Barai, MD, Sanjay Gambhir, DNB, Narayan Prasad, DM, Raj Kumar Sharma, DNB, Manish Ora, MBBS, Alok Kumar, DM, Amit Gupta, DNB, Deep Shankar Parasar, MBBS, and Batchu Suneetha. Am J Kidney Dis 51:407-414. 2008.
  • Relationship between 99m Tc MIBI uptake and biological markers in suspected cases of hyperparathyroidism. DS Parasar, PK Pradhan, M Ora, B Suneetha, S kheruka, A. Arya, S. Barai, A K. Shukla, S. Gambhir. IJNM 2007:22(4);89.
  • Feasibility and clinical utility of Nitrate Tc-99m-MIBI MPI. M Ora, DS Parasar, B Suneetha, P Madhusudan, S Kheruka, PK Pradhan, N Garg, A K Shukla, S Gambhir. IJNM 2007:22(4):117.