Our Team

Hrudaya Foundation strives to provide accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and
comprehensive follow-up care, to help our patients achieve optimal cardiac health and improve
their quality of life.

Our team of highly specialized and qualified cardiologists and surgeons in Hyderabad and Vishakapatanam,
works closely with other medical specialists such as Vascular Surgeons, Electrophysiologists, and Interventional
Radiologists, to provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to our little patients.

Through Hrudaya, our team strives to lay down stronger structures for research, training, awareness and care in the world of pediatric cardiology.

Board of Trustees

      INDIA

  • Mr. Penukonda Jairaj Kumar
  • Dr. Gopichand Mannam
  • Mr. Kishore Kumar Kothapalli
     USA
  • Dr. Nagarjuna R.Ponugoti
  • Mr. JayaPrasad Vejendla
Medical Staff

Dr. Gopichand Mannam

FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Glas), FRCS (London) – Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon DHZB (Ger)

Dr. Gopichand Mannam, who has conducted over 7000 surgeries on children with
heart problems, received the Padma Shri award for his outstanding contribution to
the medical world.

Dr. Nitin Rao

MD, DM (Card), DNB (Card), DNB (Paed) – Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist

Senior Paediatric Cardiologist, proficient in paediatric interventions,
cardiac imaging, including Clinical Cardiology, and Foetal Echos.

Dr. Suman Vyas

MD, DNB ( Card) – Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist

One of the finest Paediatric Cardiologists, with over 29 years of experience in diagnosing
and treating various congenital heart disease concerns.

Dr. Thomas Mathew

DA, MD (Anes) – Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Anesthetist

Specializing in neonatal heart surgeries, complex pulmonary artery reconstructions and minimally invasive
surgery in children, he performed over 3000 surgeries on children with low mortality and good long term outcomes.

Dr. Rajesh Gudapati

Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Gold medal in DrNB paediatric cardiology, specializing in all paediatric
interventions with a special interest in pediatric arrhythmias and electrophysiology.

Dr Kishore Jayanthi

Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Senior Pediatric cardiac intensivist and ECMO specialist with a lot of experience in the
management of critical patients with complex congenital heart conditions.

Administrative Staff

Coordinator – Mrs. Archana Rangam

Mrs. Rangam is a Post graduate in Psychology and has worked as a Counselor in various Non-government organizations (NGO’s) for over 15 years.
Email: hrudaya1@gmail.com