Dr. Soumen Devidutta is one of Hyderabad's most trusted, experienced, and highly recommended cardiologists and electrophysiologists, practicing at Apollo Health City, Jubilee Hills — one of India's premier cardiac centres of excellence. With over 15 years of clinical expertise in cardiology and electrophysiology, Dr. Devidutta is recognised as a leading heart specialist in Hyderabad, known for his precision in diagnosing and treating complex heart conditions, cardiac rhythm disorders, and structural heart diseases.
Qualifications & Academic Excellence
Dr. Soumen Devidutta's credentials place him among India's most qualified and decorated cardiac specialists:
- MBBS — Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
- MD General Medicine — Dr MGR Medical university , Chennai
- DM, Interventional Cardiology Residency Program — All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi ( Amongst India's most prestigious cardiology qualification)
- Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Pacing & Heart Failure — National Heart Centre, Singapore (2013–14)
- Edmund Loraday Gold Medal — awarded for outstanding performance in MD and DM
Currently serving as Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Dr. Devidutta also consults at AIG Hospitals, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. Prior to Apollo, he served as Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at Care Hospitals, Hitech City, Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar for five years — building one of the most diverse and experienced cardiac profiles in the region.
Fluent in English, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Oriya, Dr. Devidutta connects with patients from across India and internationally, ensuring personalised, culturally sensitive care for every individual who walks through his door.
Specialisations & Clinical Expertise
Electrophysiology & Cardiac Rhythm Disorders
Dr. Soumen Devidutta is one of Hyderabad's most experienced cardiac electrophysiologists, specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of heart rhythm disorders and electrical conduction abnormalities:
- Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) — diagnosis, rate control, rhythm control & ablation
- Atrial Flutter — electrophysiology study and catheter ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) — mapping and radiofrequency ablation
- Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) — management and ICD therapy
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) — diagnosis and RF ablation
- Brugada Syndrome — diagnosis and device management
- Cardiac arrhythmia — complex and simple EP studies
- Radiofrequency (RF) ablation for simple and complex cardiac arrhythmias
- Palpitations, uneasiness and fatigue — early evaluation and diagnosis
- Syncope and sudden cardiac death prevention — risk stratification and management
Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs)
Dr. Devidutta is one of the most experienced CIED specialists in Hyderabad, with expertise across the full spectrum of cardiac device implantation, programming, and follow-up:
- Pacemaker implantation — single, dual and triple chamber
- His Bundle Pacemaker implantation — physiological pacing
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) implantation and management
- Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT) — CRT-P and CRT-D
- Lead extraction — trained at the PISA Workshop, Italy
- Device follow-up, programming and optimisation
Interventional Cardiology
As a fellowship-trained interventional cardiologist, Dr. Devidutta performs the full range of coronary and structural interventions:
- Coronary angiogram (diagnostic cardiac catheterisation)
- Primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)
- Coronary stent insertion for heart blockages
- Intracoronary imaging — OCT and IVUS
- Rotational atherectomy for heavily calcified coronary lesions
- TAVR — Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
- ASD device closure — Atrial Septal Defect
- VSD device closure — Ventricular Septal Defect
- PDA device closure — Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- BMV — Balloon Mitral Valvotomy
- PBPV — Percutaneous Balloon Pulmonary Valvotomy
General & Advanced Cardiology
Dr. Devidutta provides comprehensive cardiology care for the full spectrum of heart conditions:
- Myocardial infarction (heart attack) — emergency and elective management
- Heart failure — acute and chronic, including advanced heart failure
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) — diagnosis and long-term management
- Cardiomyopathy — dilated, hypertrophic and restrictive
- Heart valve diseases — stenosis and regurgitation of all valves
- Hypertension (high blood pressure) — diagnosis and management
- Chest pain — evaluation and treatment
- Dyslipidaemia and metabolic cardiac risk
- Fetal echocardiography — determination of fetal echoes
- Cardiac transplantation workup and management
- Present Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at Apollo Hospitals Jubileehills
- Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist in AIG Gachibowli, Hyderabad.
- Fellowship in electrophysiology/pacing/heart failure (1year)
- Fellowship in interventional cardiology (National Heart Center 1 year)
- Consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist in Care Hospitals Hitech city Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar (5 years)
Memberships
Trained in advanced cardiac electrophysiology and heart failure, in National Heart Centre, Singapore (2014-15)
Awards
Cases and Abstracts Presented (Descending Order)
- Abstract Presented at the Heart Rhythm Society Meeting 2016
- Two Cases Presented at Asia PCR / Sing Live 2015, Singapore
i) Acute Thrombosis of an Under-Expanded Stent Managed with Rotablation
ii) Fractured Rotational Atherectomy Guidewire - Two Abstracts Presented at the 6th Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society and Cardiorhythm (APHRS) 2013
- Surgical Sympathectomy Reduces Ventricular Tachycardia Burden: A Single-Center Cohort Study (Abstract No. APHRS13ABS201306082345415)
- Reuse of Explanted ICDs for Indigent Patients
- Case Presentation at the Indian Heart Rhythm Society Meeting 2013
Honors and Achievements
Departmental Edmund Loraday Gold Medal Award for MD
Reseach & Publications
- Prognostic value of fluorine 18-fluoro 2 deoxyglucose positron emission computed tomography in patients with unexplained atrioventricular block. Tamiruddin A Danawade, Soumen Devidutta, Abhijeet B Shelke et al. Heart Rhythm 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.10.025.
- Tailored Approach for Management of Ventricular Tachycardia in Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Sachin Yalagudri, Ngwe Zin Thu , Soumen Devidutta et al. J Cardiovas Electrophysiol 2017. doi: 10.1111/jce.13228.
- Use of a novel pacing mode to achieve biventricular pacing in a patient with recurrent atrial lead dislodgement after CRT-D implantation. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2016 Jan-Feb;16(1):40-45.
- Safety and efficacy of epicardial approach to catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia – An institutional experience. Pandian J, Kaur D, Yalagudri S, Devidutta S, Sundar G, Narasimhan C. Indian Heart J. doi.org/10.2016/j.ihj.2016.10.010
- Acute stent thrombosis due to stent underexpansion managed with rotational atherectomy. Devidutta S, Yeo KK. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2016 Jan-Feb;17(1):66-70. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2015.10.003. Epub 2015 Nov 11.
- Twisting wire technique: An effective method to retrieve fractured guide wire fragments from coronary arteries. Devidutta S, Lim ST. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2016.01.013.
- St Vitus dance. Devidutta S, Roy A. Circulation. 128(19): e380.
- Coronary stenting in a patient with single coronary artery and double vessel disease ! Devidutta S, Sharma G, Jagia P. J Invasive Cardiol. 2013 Jul;25(7):E147-50.
- Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy in rheumatic mitral stenosis associated with cor triatriatum. Devidutta S, Narang R, Saxena A, Karthikeyan G. Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2014 May 25
- Significance of the Intima-Media Thickness of Carotid and Thoracic Aorta in Coronary Artery Disease in the South Indian Population. Ramachandran Meenakshisundaram, Soumen Devidutta, Andrew D. Michaels. Heart Views Oct-Dec 11 Issue 4, Vol 12, 150-156.
- Radiofrequency Ablation for WPW Syndrome in a Child with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Indian Journal of electrocardiology September 2013, 19-20.
- Giant aneurysm of left main coronary artery. Jaipal Jadhwani, Soumen Devidutta, Bhavesh Vajifdar, Abhishek Chandorkar. Indian Heart J. 2014 Jul; 66(4): 481–482.
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