Srilakshmi Vallabhaneni, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Srilakshmi Vallabhaneni, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Division of Cardiology. She specializes in cardio-oncology.

Originally from India, Dr. Vallabhaneni earned her medical degree at the NRI Academy of Medical Sciences in Guntur. She completed internal medicine residency training at MedStar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and advanced training through a fellowship program in cardiology at St. Luke’s University Health Network in Pennsylvania. She then received additional advanced training in cardio-oncology and advanced cardiac imaging (cardiac MRI) through fellowship programs at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Pennsylvania.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021.

Dr. Vallabhaneni’s clinical and research interests include cardiac imaging with echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance, as well as cardio-oncology, especially as it regards early detection and prevention of cancer therapy-related cardiotoxicity to minimize interruptions in chemotherapy for patients undergoing active treatment and also for cancer survivors.

She has presented and published insightful academic articles, abstracts, and book chapters on these topics and is an active member of several professional societies, including the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians, the American Heart Association, and the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.

Fellowship

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 2021, Cardio-oncology & Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Medical School

NTR University of Health Sciences/NRI Medical College (2011)

Residency

Medstar Harbor Hospital (2017), Internal Medicine

Fellowship

St Luke's University Health Network (2020), Cardiology

Fellowship

Washington University School of Medicine (2020), Cardio-oncology & Advanced Cardiac Imaging

• Cardio-Oncology
• Early Detection and Management / Prevention of Cancer Therapy-related Cardiotoxicity
• Utility of Cardiovascular Imaging in Early Detection of Cancer Therapy-related Cardiotoxicity

 Featured Books

A Guide to Cardio-Oncology.. In IC-OS Board Review Manual: A Guide to Cardio-Oncology.

Lenihan DJ, Alvarez-Cardona JA, Baliga R eds (Ed.) (2020). Tampa, FL,

Chapter 16: MRI Techniques to Monitor Cardiac Safety During and After Cancer Treatment.. In The Washington Manual of Cardio-Oncology

Vallabhaneni S, Woodard PK, Lanza GM, Lenihan DJ (2021). Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Chapter 2: Cardiac Dysfunction: Traditional Chemotherapy, HER2-based therapy, and Radiation. In The Washington Manual of Cardio-Oncology

Vallabhaneni S, Krone RJ, Zhang K (2021). Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

• Academic Excellence Award
  St. Luke's University Health Network (2020)
• David C. Leach Award
  Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (2018)
• Profiles in Excellence Award
  American College of Physicians, Maryland Chapter (2017)
• Excellence in Palliative Care Award
  Medstar Health (2016)
• Excellence in Research Award
  Medstar Health (2016)
• Travel Grant Award
  Heart Failure Society of America (2016)
• Young Achiever Award
  American College of Physicians (2016)

• American College of Cardiology
• American College of Physicians
• American Heart Association
• International Cardio-Oncology Society