Dr. Anusha A Rao is an experienced cardiologist at Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Bangalore. She specialises in complex percutaneous coronary interventions, primary angioplasty, pacemakers, and structural interventions, providing advanced and evidence-based cardiac care.
She completed her MBBS, MD (General Medicine), and DNB (Cardiology) from reputed institutions in Mangalore and Bangalore, along with virtual training in Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT Imaging). Her focus lies in managing acute coronary syndromes and structural heart diseases using modern interventional techniques.
Fluent in multiple languages, Dr. Anusha ensures clear communication and patient understanding, making her a trusted expert in cardiac care.
Educational Qualifications
- MBBS: A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore (RGUHS), 2012
- MD (General Medicine): K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore (Nitte University), 2017
- DNB (Cardiology): Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, 2020
- Virtual Training: Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT Imaging)
Professional Experience
- Consultant - Cardiology: Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Bangalore
- DNB Resident - Cardiology: Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore
- MD Resident - General Medicine: K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore
Awards & Achievements
- Best Case Award: “Impella Assisted PCI” at ICCCON 23, Bangalore
- Golden Hands Award: Best Clinical Case, Fortis 2023
Professional Memberships
- Life Member: Cardiology Society of India
- Life Member: Indian Medical Association
Publications / Talks
- An Unusual Case of Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis in a Non-IV Drug Abuser - CSICON 2016, Mangalore
- An Unusual Case of Aortic Dissection - Echo India Conference 2019
- OCT and FFR-guided Multivessel PCI - IPCI, Kochi 2022
- OCT in ACS - SCIP, Trivandrum 2022
- Neuroprotection in TAVR - CSI Karnataka Chapter, Bangalore 2022
- Impella Guided PCI - CHIP-CTO, New Delhi 2023
- Stuck Burr - India Live, Chennai 2023
- All’s Well That Ends Well - EUROPCR, Paris 2023
- PulseCATH - BEAT Cardiology Meet, Bangalore 2023
- The Giant Aneurysm - CSI NIC Mid-term Meet, Hyderabad 2023
- Impella Assisted PCI - ICCCON 23, Bangalore
- When One Thing Leads to Another - Case of DES Aneurysm - SCIP 2023, Bangalore
- A Case of Complex Bifurcation-DK Crush, Crushed It Well - BiCI (Bifurcation Club of India), July 2024