Dr. Prashanth Saddala

OP Timings:

Qualifications:

• MBBS, Kurnool Medical College. 
• MD Transfusion Medicine from SVIMS, Tirupati

Experience:

• Senior Resident in the Department of Transfusion Medicine, SVIMS, Tirupati

Areas of Interest:

• Immunohematology
• Apheresis

Publications:

(9 peer-reviewed national & international publications in Transfusion Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, and Radiology)

1. Saddala P, Babu BS, Mabbu Delli P, Rajendran A, Chinta R, Vijaya SB. Estimation of nucleic acid amplification test yield in hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency viruses among blood donors in a tertiary care teaching hospital blood center in Andhra Pradesh. Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine. 2025;10:39–44.
2. Prashanth S, Praveen MD, Babu BS, Babu KVS. Utilisation pattern of Rh-D negative packed red blood cells inventory at a tertiary care referral teaching hospital blood centre in Southern India: an observational study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2025;19:EC13–EC16.
3. Ravikanth C, Arun R, Babu BS, Babu KVS, Sandhya G, Prashanth S. Estimation of ABO anti-A and anti-B agglutinin titers among blood donors at a tertiary care referral teaching hospital blood centre in Southern India: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2024;18:EC01–EC05.
4. Sandhya G, Babu BS, Sreedhar Babu KV, Rajendran A, Chandra A, Narendra H, Mutheeswaraiah Y, Venkatarami Reddy V, Ramesh Chandra VV, Anil Kumar N, Keerthi C, Ravikanth C, Prashanth S. A study to formulate maximum surgical blood order schedule at a tertiary care referral teaching institute in Andhra Pradesh. Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine. 2022;7:178–185.
5. Saddala P, Ramanathan S, Tirumani SH, Ojili V, Nagar AM, Fasih N, et al. Complications of minimally invasive procedures of the abdomen and pelvis: a comprehensive update on the clinical and imaging features. Emergency Radiology. 2014;22:283–294.
6. Tirumani H, Saddala P, Fasih N. Incarcerated Morgagni hernia: an unusual cause of large bowel obstruction. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2014;47:320–322.
7. Tirumani H, Saddala P. Hypoparathyroidism presenting with seizures and intracranial calcifications in a child. African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2014;4:e19–e22.
8. Patrick WL, Patel C, Guddeti R, Narayan A, Maddaleni M, Kumar S, Dolma K, Serla VV, Sangha M, Govindavarjhulla A, Saddala P, Singh P, Halaby R, Gibson CM. Is there a need for “triple therapy”? Role of anticoagulation with dual antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndromes (ATLAS Study & TRAP Study). Current Cardiology Reports. 2013;15:411.
9. Kunadian V, Dunford JR, Swarbrick D, Halaby R, Ajari O, Cochet M, Feeney K, Larkin E, Gonzalez GR, Govindavarjhulla A, Nethala D, Patel H, Guddeti RR, Khan F, Kumar S, Patel S, Saddala P, Serla VV, Zacarkim M, Yadav D, Gibson CM. Triple antiplatelet therapy and combinations with oral anticoagulants after stent implantation. Interventional Cardiology Clinics. 2013;2:595–606.

Awards & Honours:

• Second Prize in TRANSMEDCON National Conference Quiz, Chandigarh, November 2023

Memberships: 

• ISTM (Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine) life member