Dr. Vivek Lanka

Consultant

Interventional Radiology

Qualifications:

MBBS: Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, 2011

MD (Radio-Diagnosis): All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2017

DM ( Neuro-Imaging and Interventional Radiology): National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, 2021

Professional Synopsis:

Dr. Vivek Lanka is currently a consultant, neuroimaging and neurointerventions at AIG hospitals, Hyderabad.

He was born in Guntur and completed his schooling in Warangal. His entire medical training was from MBBS to Super-specialization has been in institutions of national importance viz., JIPMER, AIIMS New Delhi and NIMHANS.

He is an expert in diagnosing and managing many neurovascular disorders including large vessel occlusion brain stroke, intracranial aneurysms and varied vascular malformations of the brain and spine.

He also carries a vast experience in the use of advanced neuroimaging techniques inclusive of functional neuroimaging, perfusion weighted imaging, tractography for neurosurgical planning and quantitative susceptibility mapping.

He has more than 20 national and international publications under his hood, including 3 book chapters.

He is actively involved in teaching and mentoring many undergraduates and post graduate students of radiology and interventional radiology. He served as faculty in many national and state conferences.

Areas Of Interest/ Expertise:

Neuro-Imaging

  • Perfusion Weighted Imaging,
  • Functional Neuro-imaging,
  • Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping

 

Interventional Neuro-Radiology –

  • Determinants of outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke,
  • Mechanistic underpinnings of flow diversion in giant aneurysms,
  • angio-architectural variations of vascular malformations of the brain and spine and their implications for management.

Membership:

  • Member of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association
  • Member of Indian Society of Neuro-Radiology.

Awards:

  • All India 10th rank in the JIPMER UG entrance examination for the year 2007.
  • All India 1st rank in the PGI Chandigarh entrance examination in December 2014.
  • All India 3rd rank in the AIIMS PG entrance examination in December 2014.
  • All India 1st rank in the NIMHANS superspeciality entrance exam for Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology in May 2018.
  • Winner (1st place) of the intramural research grant at AIIMS Mangalagiri for the year 2022.
  • Best clinical case award in the LINNC Asia 2023 edition.