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Dr. Sai kanth Deepalam

MBBS, MD, DM

Professor, Department of Neuro and Vascular Intervention Radiology

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English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
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With a rare dual expertise in Neuroradiology and Interventional Radiology, Dr. Sai Kanth Deepalam represents the cutting edge of minimally invasive medicine. Dr. Sai Kanth Deepalam has been a cornerstone of the medical faculty at St. John’s Medical College, where he blends academic rigor with high-precision clinical practice.
​A "Head-to-Toe" Approach to Healing, ​While many specialists focus on a single organ system, Dr. Sai Kanth Deepalam is renowned for his "Head-to-Toe" intervention philosophy. This means he utilizes advanced imaging technology to perform complex procedures across the entire body—treating everything from life-threatening strokes and brain aneurysms to peripheral vascular issues—all through tiny incisions that promote faster recovery and less pain for his patients.

Qualification/ Education

MBBS, MD, DM

Experience

12 years 

Areas of interest

NEURO INTERVENTION PROCEDURES (Aneurysm stent/balloon assisted coiling, AVM
embolization, Spinal vascular malformations embolization, Preoperative embolization of
intracranial mass lesions)
• ACUTE STROKE INTERVENTIONS AND MANAGEMENT (Mechanical Thrombectomy)
• PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS (Uterine artery/bronchial artery embolization,
Peripheral Vascular diseases endovascular management)
• ONCOLOGY INTERVENTIONS
• NEUROIMAGING

Field of Expertise

Neuro Interventions, 

Vascular Interventions (Peripheral arterial diseases, Varicose veins, DVT, Etc..)

Non Vascular Image Guided Interventions

Image Guided Pain Management

Other formal training/certification

MET

BCBR

AI in Health care management

Institutional portfolios/ Committees

Patient Safety Committee, St. Johns

Membership of professional associations/bodies

IRIA

ISVIR

ISNR

STNI

BNS

No groups and associations specified.

No project details available.

COVID-19-related strokes are associated with increased mortality and morbidity: A multicenter comparative study from Bengaluru, South India

Groups and Associations Thomas Mathew, Saji K John, GRK Sarma, Raghunandan Nadig, Shiva Kumar R, Uday Murgod, Manjunath Mahadevappa, Mahendra Javali, Purushottam Thammaya Acharya, Guruprasad Hosurkar, Pramod Krishnan , Vikram Kamath , Sagar Badachi, Delon D Souza, Rajesh B Iyer , Rajesh Karalumangala Nagarajaiah , Bawani Anand, Sujit Kumar, Suresh Kodapala , Sonia Shivde, Amrutha Avati , Rohit Baddala, Prasanth Babu Potharlanka, Sravanthi Pavuluri, Abhinaya Varidireddy, Poonam Awatare, Nandavar Shobha, Umashankar Renukaradhya, S Praveen Kumar, Jayachandran Ramachandran, Ramesh Arumugam, Saikanth Deepalam, Sharath Kumar, Vikram Huded
Int J Stroke 2020
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Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy due to pseudotumor of left common carotid artery.

Groups and Associations Mathew, T., John, S., Kumar, S., Deepalam., S.
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien Des Sciences 2020
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Isolated limbic encephalitis in relapsing anti MOG antibody disease: A case report with review of literature

Groups and Associations Rohit Baddala, Raghunandan Nadig, Saji K John, Saikanth Deepalam, SharathKumar, AnitaMahadevan, ThomasMathew,
Science Direct 2021
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MRI induced thermal burn: A rare unusual unrecognised side effect of MRI scan.

Groups and Associations Thomas Mathe , Saji K John , Sai Kanth Deepalam , G G Sharath Kumar
Neurol India 2022
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A real world multi center study on efficacy and safety of natalizumab in Indian patients with multiple sclerosis

Groups and Associations Mathew T, Kamath V, John SK, Netravathi M, Iyer RB, Raghavendra S, Kumar S, Neeharika ML, Gupta S, Murgod U, Shivakumar R, Annadure RK, Ichaporia N, Rohatgi A, Nair SS, Yareeda S, Anand B, Singh P, Renukaradhya U, Arulselvan V, Reddy YM, Surya N, Sarma GRK, Nadig R, Deepalam S, Sharath Kumar GG, Satishchandra P, Singhal BS, Parry G
Multicenter Study > Mult Scler Relat Disord . 2022
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Mucormycosis: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Study of Imaging Patterns

Groups and Associations Sharath Kumar Gg 1 , Saikant Deepalam 2 , Ata Siddiqui 3 , Chaitra P Adiga 1 , Savith Kumar 1 , Shivakumar Swamy Shivalingappa 4 , Ullas V Acharya 5 , Lakshmikanth N Goolahally 1 , Saksham Sharma 1 , Dhilip Andrew 3 , Pradeep Hosmani 5 , Satish Nair 6 , Gaurav Medikeri 6 , Ravi Mohan Rao 7 , Jagadish B Agadi 8 , Sujit Kumar 8 , Gurucharan Adoor 8 , Suryanarayana Sharma 8 , Raghuraj Hegde 9 , Jitender Saini 10 , Karthik Kulanthaivelu
Multicenter Study > World Neurosurg 2022
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Transfacial venous embolisation of a spontaneous indirect paediatric caroticocavernous fistula

Groups and Associations Saikanth Reddy Deepalam1 , Shreyas Reddy Kankara , Clyde Richard Menezes , Sharath Kumar Goddu Govindappa
BMJ Case Rep 2023
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Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for the Management of Chronic Subdural Hematoma

Groups and Associations Balakrishna Aggipothu, Saikanth Deepalam Sagar Badachi, Prabakaran Palanisamy, Sharath Kumar Gg , Harshith Kramadhari, Gurtej Singh Sardar , Thomas Mathew , Ragunandan Nadig , Grk Sarma
Cureus 2023
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Neurofascin 155, 186 and 140 Antibodies in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Prospective Exploratory Study

Groups and Associations Thomas Mathew 1 , Surabhi Garg 1 , Pritam Majumdar 1 , Shagun Bhardwaj 1 , Sudheeran Kannoth 2 , Annamma Mathai 2 , Sumithra Selvam 3 , Molly George 1 , Uday Murgod 4 , Vikram Kamath 5 , Subhash Kaul 6 , Sindhu V Nambiar 1 , Akshata Huddar 1 , Sonia Shivde 1 , Sagar Badachi 1 , Raghunandan Nadig 1 , Sharath Gg Kumar 1 , Sai Kanth Deepalam 1 , Grk Sarma 1
Multicenter Study > Neurol India 2025
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A case of temporal lobe hemorrhagic infarct secondary to tentorial sinovenous thrombosis: An unusual and underrecognized site of venous thrombosis

Groups and Associations Sindhu V Nambiar, GG Sharath Kumar, Vishal Sharma, Richard Berly, Sai Kanth Deepalam , Thomas Mathew
Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2025
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Clinical, Neuroimaging, and Electroencephalographic Spectrum of Patients with Isolated Nocturnal Seizures: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Center

Groups and Associations Sonia Shivde  Sagar Badachi Raghunandan Nadig Delon D'Souza Sreerag Kapparath  Elizabeth V. T. Thomas Mathew Saikanth Deepalam Sharath Kumar G. G. G.R.K. Sarma
International Journal of Epilepsy 2025
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Efficacy and safety of rituximab in multiple sclerosis: Experience from a developing country

Groups and Associations Thomas Mathew, Saji K John , Vikram Kamath , Uday Murgod , Kurian Thomas , Anita Angela Baptist , Manjusha Therambil , Asha Shaji , Raghunandan Nadig , Sagar Badachi , Delon D Souza , Sonia Shivde , Amrutha Avati , G R K Sarma , G G Sharath Kumar , Saikanth Deepalam , Gareth J Parry
Mult Scler Relat Disord 2020
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Risk Factors and Stroke Subtyping in Young Adults: A Study From a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Groups and Associations Sonia Shivde • Sagar Badachi • Saikanth Deepalam • Raghunandan Nadig • Akshata Huddar • Thomas Mathew • GRK Sarma • Sharath Kumar GG • Swathi S. Sanjee • Sreerag Kapparath
Cureus . 2024
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Endovascular management of cerebral venous thrombosis: a tertiary-centre experience

Groups and Associations Prabakaran Palanisamy 1 , Harshith Kramadhari 2 , Sagar Badachi 3 , Sharath Kumar G.G. 2 , Balakrishna Aggipothu 1 , Thomas Mathew 3 , G.R.K. Sarma 3 , Raghunandan Nadig 3 , Sucharitha M.V. 3 , Saikanth Reddy Deepalam 2
Pol J Radiol 2023
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Utilizing CT soft-tissue markers as a screening tool for acute invasive fungal sinusitis

Groups and Associations Deepa Susan John, Karthik Shyam , Dhilip Andrew , Soumya Cicilet , Saikanth Reddy Deepalam
Br J Radiol . 2022
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