Prathima Cancer Institute

Dr. Priyanka Korepu

Consultant & Head – Nuclear Medicine, PET CT & Theranostics

Nuclear Medicine

MBBS, DNB, FEBNM, RSO

Regd. No: APMC/FMR/76000

Biography

Dr. Priyanka Korepu is a highly specialized Nuclear Medicine Physician with 6.5 years of dedicated experience, currently serving as the Consultant and Head of Nuclear Medicine, PET CT & Theranostics at Prathima Cancer Institute. She is an expert in advanced molecular imaging and targeted radionuclide therapies, playing a critical role in bridging metabolic diagnosis with precision-driven clinical treatment.

Her core areas of expertise include Oncology, Cardiology, and Neurology, where she utilizes cutting-edge hybrid imaging modalities such as PET-CT and SPECT-CT to detect diseases at a cellular and molecular level, often before anatomical changes become evident on conventional imaging.

As a certified Radiological Safety Officer (RSO), Dr. Priyanka Korepu has successfully established and operationalized Nuclear Medicine departments from the ground up, ensuring strict compliance with AERB and eLORA radiation safety regulations. Her strong leadership, clinical precision, and unwavering commitment to patient safety make her a trusted authority in nuclear medicine diagnostics and theranostics.

  • MBBS, DNB, FEBNM, RSO
  • Oncology Imaging
  • FDG PET-CT
  • Advanced tracers: PSMA, DOTATATE, FAPI, EXENDIN
  • Cancer staging, restaging, and therapy response assessment
  • Radionuclide Therapy (Theranostics)
  • Lutetium-177 therapies (PSMA, DOTATATE)
  • Radioiodine therapy for thyroid disorders
  • Neurological Nuclear Medicine
  • Brain PET
  • TRODAT SPECT for Parkinson’s disease
  • Evaluation of dementia and refractory epilepsy
  • Cardiac Nuclear Medicine
  • Myocardial perfusion imaging
  • Viability assessment for ischemic heart disease
  • General Nuclear Medicine
  • Renal scans
  • Bone scans
  • Thyroid & parathyroid scans
  • Lymphoscintigraphy
  • Hepatobiliary (HIDA) scans
  • European Fellowship in Nuclear Medicine (FEBNM) – 2021
  • Best Poster Presentation – MDSICON (2021–2022)
  • Co-author of “Nuclear Medicine in Movement Disorders” – 2nd Edition
  • Successfully established SPECT & high-dose therapy wards with full AERB licensing
  • Delegate – European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), Hamburg, Germany (2024)
  • Society of Nuclear Medicine, India (SNMI)
  • Association of Nuclear Medicine Physicians of India (ANMPI)
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