OP Timing:
Education / Qualifications:
- DrNB Pediatric Cardiology (2018-2021) - Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences - Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- M.D., Pediatrics(2011-2014) - Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
- MBBS (2003-2009) - Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
Experience:
- Working as a Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS Hospitals, Gachibowli) - From April 2026 to present
- Worked as a Consultant Pediatric Cardiology at Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - From December 2021 to December 2025
- Worked as a Pediatrics Registrar at Rainbow Hospital, LB Nagar - From March 2017 to March 2018
- Worked as a Pediatrics Registrar - Pediatric cardiac ICU at Care Hospital, Banjara Hills - From August 2015 to October 2015
- Worked as a Senior Resident at Kurnool Medical College - From October 2014 to June 2015 (As part of compulsory rural service)
- Worked as a Registrar - Pediatric ICU at Aditya Hospital, Hyderabad - From July 2014 to September 2014
Area of Expertise:
- Clinical evaluation and management of diseases of heart in children
- Cardiac structural and functional assessment in children using transthoracic 2D echocardiography (including advanced techniques such as Speckle tracking) and cardiac catheterization
- Cardiac interventions –
- o Performed PDA & ASD device closures
- o Assisted balloon aortic and pulmonary valvoplasties, balloon coarctoplasties, VSD device closures
- Pediatric cardiac emergencies – include balloon atrial septotomy, temporary pacemaker insertions, pericardiocenteses, cardiac arrhythmia management.
- Management of heart failure and PAH patients.
- Fetal echocardiography
- Management of Post operative cardiac cases.
Observerships:
Pediatric intensive care unit, at Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai – a tertiary care multispecialty childrens’ hospital
Conferences attended:
- 2018 - Cardiac morphology conference, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
- 2019 - Clinical cardiology meet, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
- 2020 - Clinical cardiology meet, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai & Basics of cardiac CT and MRI, SSIHMS, Bengaluru
Publications:
- Manikyamba D, Satyavani A, Deepa P. Diphtheritic polyneuropathy in the wake of resurgence of diphtheria. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2015;10(4):331-334. doi:10.4103/1817-1745.174441
- Deepa P., Manikyamba D., Amulya K., Sailaja E., Poornima G. Clinical and Neuro-imaging Profile of Ring Enhancing Lesions in Children. Sch J App Med Sci, 2019 7(3): 945-949. DOI: 10.21276/sjams.2019.7.3.18
Achievements:
- Second prize in quiz at ECG in CHDUpdate NH system wide training programme, 2021
- First prize in quiz at Basics of cardiac CT and MRI at SSIHMS, Bengaluru, 2020
- First prize in quiz at Rxdx ECG update, Bengaluru, 2018
- First prize for Poster presentation in National conference of Pediatrics held at Gurgaon in 2012
- Second prize in National Neonatology Forum state level quiz
- Oral presentation on Neurocysticercosis in AP-IAPCON held in Khammam in 2013
- Poster presentation on diphtheritic neuropathy in National Child Neurology Conference held in Feb 2014
- Pratibha Award from Andhra Pradesh government for excelling in studies in SSC
Areas of Interest:
- Fetal cardiology
- Pediatric electrophysiology