Sravani Avula, MD $$

Pediatric Cardiologist

Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Languages Spoken:
English

Locations

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Biography

Sravani Avula, M.D. is a pediatric cardiologist at Children's Health℠ and an Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.

Dr. Avula earned her medical degree at American University of Antigua's Kasturba Medical College. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Michigan State University and gained advanced training through a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Louisiana State University and Children’s Hospital of New Orleans. After her fellowship, she worked for a year in the cardiac intensive care unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Avula’s clinical and research interests include inpatient pediatric cardiology and quality improvement for inpatient care. She is the author of research articles, case studies, and reviews and has presented her research findings widely. She is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative, and the American Society of Echocardiography.

In her free time, Dr. Avula enjoys hiking, biking, painting, and cooking.

Education and Training

Medical School
American University of Antigua (2012)
Residency
Michigan State University (2016), Pediatrics
Fellowship
Louisiana State University Health Science Center (2019), Pediatric Cardiology
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Cardiology

Departments and Programs

  • Research Interests

    • Pediatric cardiology
    • Quality improvement for inpatient care
  • Publications

    • Sudden cardiac arrest preparedness in Michigan: Partnering with Project ADAM to develop a HEARTSafe schools state model. Goble, M., Avula, S., Duquette, D., Gillary, R., Fosse, G., Swor, R. A., Cutler, N. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 2017 45 43-48
    • Cardiac response to enzyme replacement therapy in infantile Pompe disease with severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Avula S, Nguyen TM, Marble M, Lilje C Journal of Echocardiography 2017 34 4 621-624
  • Professional Activities

    • American Academy of Pediatrics (2013)
    • American College of Cardiology (2016)
    • American Society of Echocardiography (2019-2020)
  • Awards and Honors

    • Pediatric Residency Program - Humanitarian award (2016)
    • Mid-Michigan Regional Research Meeting - 3rd place for best resident research presentation” (2015)
    • Pediatric Residency Program - Scholar of the year (2015)
    • American University of Antigua College of Medicine/Kasturba Medical College - Graduated Summa Cum Laude (2012)
    • Kasturba Medical School - Distinction in microbiology, certificate of academic excellence (2007)

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