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Dr. Manjula G. Ananthram is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Medicine, where she serves as Medical Director of the Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Program. Her clinical leadership focuses on advanced heart failure management and mechanical circulatory support.
Her extensive educational background includes:
- MBBS from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India (1987-1992)
- Internship at K.C. General Hospital, Bangalore, India (1992-1993)
- Internal Medicine Internship at Texas Tech University (1994-1995)
- Internal Medicine Residency at Sinai Hospital, Wayne State University (1995-1997)
- Chief Medical Resident at Sinai Hospital, Wayne State University (1997-1998)
- Internal Medicine Physician at Seiling Hospital (1998-2001)
- Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship at Stanford University/Kaiser Permanente (2003-2004)
- Echocardiography Fellowship at University of California (2004-2005)
- Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at University of Nebraska Medical Center (2005-2007)
- Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at University of Nebraska Medical Center (2008-2009)
Dr. Ananthram's research centers on Heart Failure pathophysiology, Pulmonary Hypertension diagnostics, gender-specific cardiovascular outcomes in Women's Health, and advanced Echocardiography techniques for cardiac assessment. Her work bridges clinical practice with translational research in mechanical circulatory support systems.
As Medical Director of the VAD Program, she oversees a multidisciplinary team managing complex heart failure cases requiring ventricular assist devices, integrating clinical care with device optimization protocols and patient rehabilitation strategies.
