Dr. Sreedhara B C is an Interventional Radiologist with 23 years of clinical, research, and teaching experience from premier Indian institutes. He was part of the team that performed the first Cryoablation in India and the first Irreversible Electroporation procedure in Southeast Asia. He has more than 70 research publications, multiple book chapters, and over 40 invited lectures. He previously served as Assistant and Associate Professor at PGIMER before joining Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS – Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (2008)
• MD – Radiodiagnosis, PGIMER Chandigarh (2012)
• Fellowship in Interventional Radiology – PGIMER Chandigarh (2017)
• European Board of Interventional Radiology (2021)
• ISVIR-SIR International Fellowship – Harvard Medical School (2024)

Professional Experience

• Consultant – Interventional Radiology, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road
• Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis & Interventional Radiology, PGIMER (2017–2021)
• Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis & Interventional Radiology, PGIMER (2021–2024)
• Part of the IR team performing the first Cryoablation in India and first IRE in Southeast Asia

Awards & Achievements

• ISVIR-SIR International Fellowship 2024 – Harvard Medical School
• Best Reviewer Award – JCIR (2023)
• SERB Travel Grant – CIRSE Copenhagen (2023)
• N Ramadas Best Paper Research Award (2021)
• 21st Kakarla Subba Rao Gold Medal (2021)
• 1st Prize – IRIA 2019 Poster Presentation
• ISVIR Travel Fellowship – Global Embolization Symposium, New York (2020)
• SERB Travel Grant – CIRSE Barcelona (2019)

Professional Memberships

• Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (Life Member)
• Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (Life Member)
• Asia Pacific Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (Life Member)
• Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
• Society of Interventional Radiology, USA

Certifications

• European Board of Interventional Radiology

Fellowships

• Fellowship in Interventional Radiology – PGIMER Chandigarh
• ISVIR-SIR Fellowship – Harvard Medical School‍

‍Publications

• Irreversible Electroporation for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Initial Experience.
• Percutaneous cryoablation of Liver Tumors; Initial experience from a tertiary care center in India.
• Efficacy of Yttrium-90 Transarterial Radioembolisation in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
• Percutaneous Cryoablation of Renal Tumors: Initial Indian Experience.
• Percutaneous glue embolization as a primary treatment for visceral pseudoaneurysms.
• Endovascular and percutaneous transabdominal embolisation of pseudoaneurysms in pancreatitis.
• Safety and Efficacy of Genicular Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis – Initial Indian Experience.
• Indian College of Radiology and Imaging Guidelines on Interventions in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
• ISVIR Expert Consensus Statements for Ablation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma – Part I.
• ISVIR Expert Consensus Statements for Ablation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma – Part II.
• Systematic Review: RFA, MWA & Cryoablation for very early and early HCC.
• Interventional radiological management of hepatobiliary disorders in pregnancy