Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS): 2009-2015, Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad
• Doctor of Medicine (MD - Pediatrics): 2016-2019, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
• Doctorate of Medicine (DM - Pediatric Gastroenterology): 2019-2022, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

Work Experience:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow (September 2022 - September 2024)
• Consultant, Pediatric Medical Gastroenterology, AIG Hospitals, Gachibowli, Hyderabad (November 2024 - Present)

Professional Synopsis:

With extensive experience in pediatric gastroenterology, Dr. Srinivas Srinidhi Vadlapudi has served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, from September 2022 to September 2024. Currently, he is a Consultant in Pediatric Medical Gastroenterology at AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad. His expertise spans clinical practice, research, and medical education, with a strong focus on pediatric gastrointestinal disorders, interventional procedures, and advancing the field through scholarly contributions and conference participation.

Areas Of Interest/ Expertise:

• Portal Hypertension
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Pediatric Endoscopy and Interventional Procedures

Endoscopic Skills:

• Diagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy
• Endoscopic band ligation and sclerotherapy
• Glue injection for gastric varices
• Hemospray
• Bougie, controlled radial expansion balloon dilatation of strictures
• Achalasia - pneumatic balloon dilatation
• Foreign body removal
• Snare polypectomy, endoloop placement
• Argon plasma coagulation
• Hemorrhoidal band ligation
• Capsule endoscopy
• Basic side viewing endoscopy
• Manometry

Accomplishments & Awards:

1. Young Investigator Award in 54^th Annual meeting of ESPGHAN 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark for “Home-based disimpaction with polyethylene glycol (PEG) in children with functional constipation: is it the way forward? A randomised control trial” selected for e-poster presentation.
2. Achieved 1^st place for “Gate crashers are not always welcome!” presented in Videos of Interesting Cases in Endoscopy at ISPGHANCON 2022 in Jaipur, India.
3. Young Investigator Award in 16^th Asia Pan-Pacific Congress for Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition in Seoul, South Korea (2023) for “How important is endoscopic ultrasonography in children? Assessment of diagnostic utility, clinical impact and safety” selected for oral presentation.
4. Second place for best paper award (unpublished) in 5^th Annual Research day, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Publications:

1. Srinivas Srinidhi Vadlapudi, Barath Jagadisan, Ramesh Ananthkrishnan, Sunil Narayanswamy. Splenic stiffness and platelet count to predict varices needing treatment in pediatric extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Indian J Gastroenterol.2020;39:576-83
2. Srinivas Srinidhi Vadlapudi, Anshu Srivastava, Nilay Nishith, Moinak Sen Sarma, Ujjal Poddar, Rakesh Pandey. Spontaneous tumour lysis syndrome at presentation in an infant with hepatoblastoma: A rare occurrence. Pediatr Hematol Oncol.2021;6:186-9
3. Ujjal Poddar, Srinivas Srinidhi Vadlapudi. What Is the Best for Colon Preparation: Single-Dose, Split-Dose or Add-ons to Polyethylene Glycol? Indian Pediatr.2021;58:1115-6
4. Ujjal Poddar, Srinivas Srinidhi Vadlapudi, Samir Mohindra. Gate-Crashers Are Not Always Welcome! A Case of Hepatobiliary Ascariasis in a 3-Year-Old Child. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.2023;76:e82
5. Ujjal Poddar, Srinivas Srinidhi Vadlapudi. Reye Syndrome- An Enigma That Remains. Indian Pediatr.2023;60:486-487
6. Srinivas Srinidhi Vadlapudi, Anshu Srivastava, Praveer Rai, Rajneesh K Singh, Moinak Sen Sarma, Ujjal Poddar, Rajanikant R Yadav. Jaundice in a Child with Sickle Cell Anemia: A Case Based Approach. Indian J Pediatr.2024;91:73-80
7. Srinivas Srinidhi Vadlapudi, Ujjal Poddar. Dietary interventions in Crohn's disease: A simple solution to refractory disease Indian J Gastroenterol.2023 Aug 23.doi: 10.1007/s12664-023-01431-y. Online ahead of print
8. Arghya Samanta, Srinivas Srinidhi Vadlapudi, Anshu Srivastava, Samir Mohindra, Moinak Sen Sarma, Ujjal Poddar, Vivek Anand Saraswat, Prabhakar Mishra. Risk Factors for Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography Pancreatitis in Children with Chronic Pancreatitis and Its Prediction Using 4-Hour Postprocedure Serum Amylase and Lipase Levels. Pancreas.2024 Jan 16.doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000002296. Online ahead of print
9.  Srinivas Srinidhi Vadlapudi, Anshu Srivastava, Nidhi Saini, Moinak Sen Sarma, Ujjal Poddar, Surender Kumar Yachha. Aetiology and diagnostic utility of serum ascites albumin gradient in children with ascites. Dig Liver Dis. 2024 Feb 29:S1590-8658(24)00264-0.doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2024.02.004. Online ahead of print.
10. Ankit Agrawal, Anshu Srivastava, Amita Moirangthem, Suzena M Singh, Dhriti Kodethoor, Srinivas Srinidhi Vadlapudi, Moinak S Sarma, Ujjal Poddar. Glycerol-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase 1 Deficiency and Steatotic Liver Disease in Children: Our Cases and Review of Literature. J Clin Exp Hepatol.2025;15:102484.
11. Upasana Ghosh, Ujjal Poddar, Srinivas Vadlapudi, Moinak Sen Sarma, Anshu Srivastava. Congenital antral web: rare cause of gastric outlet obstruction successfully managed with endoscopic balloon dilatation. Clin Exp Pediatr.2025 Mar;68(3):266-268.

Conference presentations

1. Presented ‘Splenic stiffness and platelet count to predict clinically significant varices in paediatric extra hepatic portal vein obstruction’ for CP Mittal award at ISPGHANCON 2019 in Chennai.
2. Presented “Home-based disimpaction with polyethylene glycol (PEG) in children with functional constipation: is it the way forward? A randomised control trial” as e-poster at ESPGHAN 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
3. Presented “Comparison of the Efficacy of Home-based versus Hospital-based Disimpaction with Polyethylene Glycol in Children with Functional Constipation: A Randomised Control Study” for CP Mittal award at ISPGHANCON 2022 in Jaipur.
4. Presented “Gate crashers are not always welcome!” as Videos of Interesting Cases in Endoscopy at ISPGHANCON 2022 in Jaipur.
5. Presented “Effective hemostasis in tumour bleed” as Videos of Interesting Cases in Endoscopy at ISPGHANCON 2022 in Jaipur.
6. Presented “Risk Factors for Post Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis in Children with Chronic Pancreatitis and its prediction using 4-hour Post Procedure Serum Amylase and Lipase Levels” as e-poster at ISPGHANCON 2022 in Jaipur.
7. Presented ““Capsule endoscopy in obscure small bowel bleeding: Can we diagnose new entities” as e-poster at ISPGHANCON 2022 in Jaipur.
8. Presented ““Menetrier’s disease? A twist in the tale” as e-poster at ISPGHANCON 2022 in Jaipur.
9. Presented “How important is endoscopic ultrasonography in children? Assessment of diagnostic utility, clinical impact and safety” as oral presentation at APPSPGHAN 2023 in Seoul, South Korea.
10. Presented “Clinical Profile and Natural History of Fourteen Patients of Bile Acid Synthesis Defect from a Tertiary Care Centre in India” as Poster-oral presentation at APPSPGHAN 2023 in Seoul, South Korea.
11. Presented “Endoscopic surprise in a case of protein losing enteropathy- Bezoar masquerading as Menetrier's disease” as poster presentation at APPSPGHAN 2023 in Seoul, South Korea.
12. Presented “Endoscopic Management of Bleeding Gastrointestinal Tumours” as poster presentation at APPSPGHAN 2023 in Seoul, South Korea.

Presentations as invited faculty:

1. As invited faculty at 1^st SGPGI Pedgastro Clinics “Acute pancreatitis- Management issues” in 2023
2. As invited faculty at 2^nd SGPGI Pediatric Gastro Clinics “Approach to a child with suspected IBD” in 2024
3. As invited faculty at “GEME” Module Workshop (gastro emergency made easy) by IAP Lucknow branch on 11-08-2024. Topic: Upper GI bleed

Managing conferences and CME:

1. Co-organising secretary of SGPGI Pedgastro clinics 2023 and the 2^nd SGPGI Pediatric Gastro clinics 2024.