
Overview
Dr Thandra attended medical school at Bhaskar Medical College in Hyderabad, India. After receiving his medical degree, he moved to Omaha, Nebraska where he completed Internal medicine residency, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology fellowships at Creighton University. He sharpened his leadership skills while serving as a chief cardiology fellow. He received awards recognizing his scholarly activity throughout fellowship and was honored with Syed M. Mohiuddin excellence in cardiovascular disease fellowship award. He has over 60 research publications on several topics including coronary artery disease, valvular disease, and heart failure.
He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, echocardiography, and nuclear medicine. He practices interventional cardiology with expertise in performing complex coronary intervention including different kinds of atherectomy, mechanical circulatory support devices, chronic total occlusions, peripheral vascular interventions, PFO closures and left atrial appendage closures.
Dr. Thandra is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Atherectomy, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 27 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Hypertension.
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Locations
3333 Jodeco Road, Mcdonough, GA 30253
Clinical Research
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Dr. Kanukunta earned his medical degree from Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India. He completed his internal medicine residency at Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. In 1995, Dr. Kanukunta completed his cardiology fellowship at Providence Hospital and Medical Center in Southfield, MI. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He specializes in interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular interventions. Dr. Kanukunta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Coronary Heart Disease, and Atherosclerosis.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Heart AttackDr. Thandra isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Thandra isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- ApoplexyDr. Thandra isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Thandra isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherectomyDr. Thandra isAdvanced. Learn about Atherectomy.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Thandra isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Thandra isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- AngioplastyDr. Thandra isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Thandra isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Thandra isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Thandra isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Thandra isExperienced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.

