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Sreekanth Vemulapalli

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
Box 3126 Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
2301 Erwin Rd, Room 7451 D, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2016 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy · 2024 - Present Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, University Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published April 4, 2019
Hospitals That Perform More Heart TAVR Surgeries Have Better Success. That's Important for Medicare Policy

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Recent Publications


Proactive Management and Treatment of Aortic Stenosis: An International Expert Perspective.

Journal Article J Am Coll Cardiol · February 3, 2026 The 2025 European Society of Cardiology/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery guidelines mark a pivotal change, challenging the paradigm of symptom-driven watchful waiting, and supporting earlier treatment in many patients with asymptomatic seve ... Full text Link to item Cite

Contemporary Operator Procedural Volumes and Outcomes for TAVR and MTEER in the US.

Journal Article JAMA Cardiol · January 8, 2026 IMPORTANCE: Recent evidence suggests that hospital-level associations between procedural volume and outcomes for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (MTEER) may be plateauing. Less is known about the o ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes of Patients With New Left Bundle Branch Block After TAVR: TVT Registry Insights.

Journal Article Circ Cardiovasc Interv · January 2, 2026 BACKGROUND: Cardiac conduction disturbances remain the most frequent complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), but the clinical implications of new left bundle branch block (LBBB) after TAVR remain controversial. Here, we aim to assess ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


2/2 IMPRroving Outcomes in Vascular DisEase - Aortic Dissection (IMPROVE-AD)

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2030

2/2 Low dose colchicine in pAtients with peripheral artery DiseasE to assess residual vascular risk (LEADER-PAD)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University, School of Medicine · 2005 M.D.