Dr Smitha Reddy Pulapalli

Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS trust
Kings College London

Dr Smitha Pulapalli has been working in NHS for over 18 years. She has performed over 6,000 Cardiac procedures so far in her field of interest (Cardiac imaging and diagnostics) and cares for over 2,000 patients per year with all types of general Cardiological problems. She is able to perform all types of Cardiac Imaging which is her special interest. Dr Pulapalli is able to diagnose and manage heart disease, and treat conditions such as angina, abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure, valvular heart problems such as leaky heart valves. She can help evaluate your risk from heart disease for those where it runs in the family and devise a plan to minimise the risk. The tests that she can perform and provide an expert opinion on include:

• Cardiac CT coronary angiogram
• ECG
• Holter monitoring analysis
• Trans-thoracic Echocardiography (2D and 3D)
• Transoesophageal echocardiogram
• Treadmill testing
• Exercise Stress echocardiography (both bike and treadmill)
• Dobutamine Stress echocardiogram
• Valve stress echocardiogram
• Cardiac MRI which includes complex cardiomyopathy scans
• Stress perfusion MRI

In addition, Dr Smitha Pulapalli works as a Cardiac MRI Consultant in King’s College London at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital, London. She has played a pivotal role in the development of the echocardiography department at Tunbridge Wells Hospital and has provided a major contribution in modernising the department. Recently, they have achieved Departmental Accreditation from the British Society of Echocardiography. Dr Pulapalli is an educational supervisor for foundation trainees, a mentor for Cardiac Physiologists and also an examiner for the British Society of Echocardiography. She has performed several audits which led to change in practice and improved the local echocardiography service.

Dr Pulapalli is the current cardiac imaging lead in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital. She has developed and introduced cardiac CT and Cardiac MRI service in Maidstone Hospital.

If you have symptoms of chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations, dizziness, feeling faint, blackouts, swelling in your ankles and legs, suspecting that you might have POTS, family history of heart problems, or any other cardiological problem, get your self booked a consultation with Dr Pulapalli today for immediate diagnostic procedures and treatment.