Dr Anuradha Sridhar

Dr. Anuradha Sridhar is a renowned Paediatric Cardiologist with 17+ years of clinical expertise, currently practising at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. She specialises in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart diseases in children and performs advanced fetal echocardiography. Dr. Anuradha is known for her skill in interventional pediatric cardiology, helping children avoid open-heart surgeries where possible. Fluent in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil, she ensures a comforting and accessible care experience for diverse families.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – Medical Graduation
• DNB (Pediatrics) – Diplomate of National Board in Pediatrics
• FNB (Paediatric Cardiology) – Fellowship of National Board, India
• FPICS – Fellowship in Paediatric Interventional Cardiac Sciences

Professional Experience:

• 17+ years of clinical experience in pediatric and congenital cardiology.
• Extensive experience in fetal echocardiography, pediatric cardiac imaging, and interventional procedures.
• Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai.

Professional Memberships:

• Member of Paediatric Cardiology Society of India

Awards:

• Senior Faculty for the National board of Examination postgraduate training programme in Paediatric Cardiology (DrNB Paediatric Cardiology) at Apollo Children’s Hospital since July 2014.
• Over 25 publications in National and International Paediatric Cardiac Journals.
• Training in Interventional Pediatric Cardiology under Dr.Mario Carminati in Milan, Italy.
• Passed DNB (Pediatrics) in the first attempt in May 2005
• Passed FNB (Pediatric cardiology) in the first attempt in 2008
• Received the Best Doctor Award on Doctors day for the year 2004 at Apollo Hospital, Chennai.
• Certified in Palliative care by the National Palliative care group, year 2008.
• Academic Coordinator for the National board of Examination postgraduate training programme in Paediatric Cardiology (DNB Paediatric Cardiology) at Apollo Children’s Hospital since July 2014.
• Course Director for Paediatric Echocardiography training programme conducted twice a year in Apollo Children’s hospital since year 2017
• Thesis guide for DNB (Paediatrics) - A prospective study of Iron status in Children with Cyanotic Congenital Heart diseases. (Accepted by NBE in May 2017)
• Thesis guide for DNB (Paediatric Cardiology)

Research and Publication:

• Anuradha Sridhar, Anto Sahayaraj, Nithya Lakshmi, Raghavan Subramanyan, Thomas Pezella, K.M.Cherian. Cruciate fenestration in ventricular septal defect patch for high risk patients with high pulmonary vascular resistance. World J of Pediatric and Congenital heart Surgery 2014: 33(1): 5456. Anuradha Sridhar, Raghavan Subramanyan, Rajasekaran Premsekar, Shanthi Chidambaram pillai, Ravi Agarwal, K.M.Cherian. Hybrid intraoperative pulmonary artery stenting in redo congenital cardiac surgeries. Indian heart journal 12/2013; 66(1):4551.
  Anuradha Sridhar, Raghavan Subramanyan, Shanthi Chidambaram Pillai, Soman Rema, Ravi Agarwal, Kotturathu Mammen Cherian Do preoperative haemodynamic data and reactivity test predict the postoperative reversibility of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with large ventricular septal defect and borderline operability?. Heart Asia 2013; 5(1); 182187
• Chapter: Acquired Tricuspid Stenosis and Regurgitation Sanjay Cherian, Anuradha Sridhar, Raghavan Subramanyan, Afksendyios Kalangos. Textbook of Pediatric and Congenital heart surgery. 08/2013: pages 17011716; ISBN: 9781447146186 (Print) 9781447146193 (Online)
• Anuradha Sridhar, Raghavan Subramanyan, Kotturathu Mammen Cherian Coronary artery to pulmonary artery communications in pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect. Indian heart journal 01/2013; 65(5):63663
  Anuradha S, Raghavan Subramanyan, Ravi Agarwal, A.Thomas Pezzella, K.M.Cherian Hybrid stage I palliation for hypoplastic left heart condition without a hybrid suite: Suggestions for developing Nations. Indian heart journal 01/2012; 64(4):3337.
• Ravi Ranjan Tripathi, Anuradha Sridhar, Shanthi Chidambaram. Unusual Combination of Hypoplastic Left Ventricle, Atrioventricular Septal Defect With Restrictive Ventricular Septal Defect, and Common Arterial Trunk. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 07/2012; 3(3):396398.
• Saileela R, Anuradha Sridhar, Ravi Agarwal A curious case of button leading to a needle in the heart. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 07/2012; 3(3):399401.
• Raviranjan Tripathi, Anuradha Sridhar, Shanthi C Unusual Combination of Hypoplastic Left Ventricle, Atrioventricular Septal Defect With Restrictive Ventricular Septal Defect, and Common Arterial Trunk. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 07/2012; 3(3): 396398.
• Anuradha Sridhar, Raviranjan Tripathi, Raghavan Subramanyan, Prashanth Vaijyanath, Cherian KM Mycotic aneurysm complicating Covered stent implanted for coarctation of aorta. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 07/2012; 3(3): 379381.
• Anuradha Sridhar, Raghavan Subramanyan, Premsekar Rajasekar. Transcatheter interruption of large residual flow after device closure of "Type A" patent ductus arteriosus. Annals of Pediatric Cardiology 07/2012
  R Saileela, Anuradha Sridhar, R Premsekar, Ravi Agarwal, Janani Shankar, K M Cherian. The Curious Case of a Button Which Led to the Needle. World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. 07/2012; 3(3):399401.
  Anuradha Sridhar, Alessandro Giamberti, Sara Foresti, Riccardo Cappato, Mario Carminati, Massimo Chessa. Fontan conversion with concomitant arrhythmia surgery for the failing atriopulmonary connections: midterm results from a single centre Cardiol Young. 2011 Dec;21(6):6659  Anuradha Sridhar, Raghavan Subramanyan, and Kotturathu Mammen Cherian A Gratifying Surgical Repair of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From Pulmonary Artery: Three Decades of FollowUp. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 2011(3) 487490
  Anuradha Sridhar, Raghavan Subramanyan, Sudeep Verma, and Smartin Abraham. Anatomically corrected malposition of great arteries Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2010 JulDec; 3(2): 187–189.  Nerea Delgado Cabrera, Anuradha Sridhar, Massimo Chessa, Mario Carminati Giant Coronary and Systemic Aneurysms of Kawasaki Disease in an Infant Pediatr Cardiol (2010) 31:915– 916
• Raghavan Subramanyan, Anuradha Sridhar and Kotturathu Cherian. Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome Pediatric Cardiology Volume 30, Number 4 (2009), 555556.  Chapter: Anuradha Sridhar, Prem Sekar. Pulmonary manifestations of heart disease in Children. Essentials of Pediatric Pulmonology (Text book of Pediatric Pulmonology foundation of India, 2008, 3rd ed; Chapter 14: 449452.  Complete Heart block following trans catheter closure of VSD using ADO II device. 2017 (Accepted for Publication in Catheter Cardiovascular interventions)
  Chapter:Raghavan Subramanyan, Anuradha Sridhar. Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty. Hand book of Transcatheter interventions in congenital heart diseases (Springer link). e Book.  Ghosh S, Sridhar A , Solomon N , Sivaprakasam M. Transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defect in aortic valve prolapse and aortic regurgitation. Indian Heart Journal. (2018), 528532.  Ghosh S, Sridhar A, and Sivaprakasam M. Complete heart block following transcatheter closure of perimembranous vsd using amplatzer duct occluder ii. Catheter Cardiovasc Intervent. (2017).1–4.
• Successful Primary Arterial Switch in an adolescent; Chettinad Health Medical City Journal 2015; 4(1): 4850  Thakur, D., Sridhar, A., Solomon, N.. An Unusual Presentation of Left Atrial Myxoma in an Adolescent. International Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, North America, 6, jan. 2018  Thakur D., Chandra Y.V., Muthukumaran C.S. Rapid snare sliding technique: An easy approach to difficult percutaneous transmitral commissurotomy. (2018) Journal of Cardiology Cases, 17 (4) , pp. 116118
• Arvind A, Rajesh Kumar, Anuradha Sridhar. Successful management of an antenatally detected Pericardial Teratoma, Annals of Paediatric Cardiology, 2018.  Sivaprakasam MC, Arvind A, Sridhar A, Gunasekaran S. First transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation – An Indian made valve. IHJ Cardiovasc Case Rep CVCR. 2020;4:13–6.  Fallottype absent pulmonary valve syndrome with patent ductus arteriosus and disconnected pulmonary arteries. February 2021, Cardiology in the Young 31(2):12
• Chapter : Dr Prabhakar Dorairaj, Raja Vijendra reddy , Anuradha Sridhar. Stroke in Heart failure, Advances and Innovations in Heart failure, A text book of Cardiology. Chapter 78, 581585.
• Nandeeswari Subramanium, Anuradha Sridhar. Systemic venous Anomalies, Indian Jr of echocardiography, 2020.
• Choosing an appropriate size valve for transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation in a native right ventricle out flow tract. Muthu Kumaran C Sivaprakasam, J Raja Vijendra Reddy, Rajaguru Ganesan, Anuradha Sridhar, Neville Solomon, Musth Janeel Moosa, Zeeshan Sakina Lakhani, Sengottuvelu Gunasekaran (Accepted and Awaiting publication)