Dr. Praveen Kumar Koppula

Professional Synopsis:

Dr. Praveen Kumar Koppula is a senior physician with over 15 years of experience in Internal Medicine, Critical Care, and Diabetology. He has extensive expertise in managing critically ill patients, oncology ICU cases, and complex medical conditions across leading tertiary care hospitals in Hyderabad. He is actively involved in academics, research, public health education, and physician training programs.

Qualifications:

M.B.B.S. (1998–2004), Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India

Doctor of Medicine (M.D) – Internal Medicine (2010–2013), MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, Ghanpur, under Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, A.P., India

Post Graduate Program in Diabetology, Johns Hopkins University, USA (Distance Education)

ECFMG Certification – USMLE Board, 2009

Work Experience

Director and Senior Consultant – Internal Medicine (September 2025 – Present)

Senior Consultant – Internal Medicine & Critical Care, Citi Neuro Centre, Hyderabad (October 2022 – September 2025)

Lead Consultant – Internal Medicine, Apollo Spectra & Cradle Hospital, Secunderabad (August 2020 – October 2022)

Senior Consultant – Internal Medicine, Cloud 9 Hospital, Banjara Hills & Gachibowli (February 2021 – Present)

Senior Consultant – Internal Medicine & Critical Care, Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute (January 2014 – September 2025)

Senior Consultant – Internal Medicine, Citi Neuro Centre, Banjara Hills (November 2018 – December 2020)

Consultant – MICU Critical Care Unit, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Jubilee Hills (September 2015 – November 2018)

Assistant Professor – Department of General Medicine, Bhaskara Medical College (October 2013 – April 2017)

Registrar / Junior Consultant, Global Hospitals, Lakdi-ka-pul (July 2013 – September 2015)

Consultant Physician, Hyderabad Nursing Home (October 2013 – January 2014)

Observer – Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen School of Medicine, ETSU, Johnson City, TN, USA (October 2008 – December 2008)

Areas Of Interest/ Expertise:

Critical Care Medicine,

Acute Medicine,

Diabetology,

Nephrology,

Preventive & Lifestyle Medicine,

Thesis,

A Clinical and Hematological Study of Megaloblastic Anemia

Teaching Experience

Three years of undergraduate teaching experience at MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences (May 2010 – 2013)

Membership:

Member – BIACH&RI Hospital Mortality & Morbidity Committee

Member – American College of Physicians (MACP) since 2014

Member – Association of Physicians of India (API) since 2013

Member – Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) since 2015

Member – Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) since 2014

Paper/Poster Presentations:

National Conference CRITIC 2024 – Indoxacarb poisoning presenting as methemoglobinemia

International Journal presentation – Snapshot of AKI profile in patients in oncology settings: A single centre experience

PO2207 – Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), International Kidney Week, October 2020

APAPICON State Conference 2011, Visakhapatnam – A challenging case of OP poisoning on ventilator for 25 days

Publications:

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica bacteremia in an immuno-competent patient, Journal of Case Reports 2017; 7(2): 208–210 (National Journal Publication)

Awards:

Times Health Excellence Award 2025

Icon in Preventive & Lifestyle Medicine – 2025