Best Nuclear Medicine Specialist in HITEC City, Hyderabad

Brief Profile

Dr. Santhi Bhushan Murari is a Senior Consultant and Head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at CARE Hospitals, Hitech City, with 17 years of experience. He specializes in SPECT/CT and PET/CT imaging, robotic PET-guided biopsies, and molecular imaging using advanced tracers like Gallium DOTA, PSMA, Exendin, FAPI, F-DOPA, and FDG. His expertise extends to radionuclide therapies, including Iodine-131 for thyroid conditions, Lutetium-177 PRRT and PSMA therapy, Yttrium-90 TARE, radiation synovectomy, and Samarium-153 for bone palliation.

Dr. Murari has multiple publications in reputed journals, focusing on nuclear imaging in oncology, neurology, and musculoskeletal conditions. He is a lifetime member of the Society of Nuclear Medicine India, the Association of Nuclear Medicine Physicians of India, and the Indian Medical Association. Fluent in Telugu, English, and Hindi, he continues to advance the field of nuclear medicine with his expertise in diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Field(s) of Expertise

• SPECT/CT PET/CT reporting, robotic PET-guided biopsies
• Molecular imaging in Gallium DOTA, PSMA, Exendin, FAPI,  F-DOPA & FDG etc.
• Radionuclide therapy in Iodine - 131 (both hyperthyroidism & few types of carcinoma thyroid), Lu - 177(PRRT), Yttrium 90 (TARE), Lu-177 PSMA targeted Rx for castration-resistant carcinoma prostate
• Radiation synovectomy
• Samarium -153 therapy for bone palliation

Publications

• Nidus localization in osteoid osteoma by SPECT skeletal scintigraphy: Aid to diagnosis and surgical approach: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine IJNM; Sep 2010.
• Scintigraphic and radiological correlative and confirmative features obviating invasive biopsy in Caffey’s disease: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine IJNM; Sep 2010.
• Efficacy of SPECT over planar bone scans in the diagnosis of solitary vertebral lesions in patients with low back pain: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine IJNM; Jan 2011.
• Telangiectatic Osteosarcoma: Pathological Rarity and Scintigraphic Exclusivity: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine IJNM: Jan – Mar 2012.
• Renal Scintigraphy in diagnosis & Management of Nephroptosis – Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine IJNM: Jan – Mar 2012.
• Comparison of 99M Technetium Sestamibi Brain Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) with Computed Tomography (CT) & Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Differentiating Tumor Recurrence from Radiation Necrosis in Post Therapeutic Gliomas. Volume 5 Issue 9, September 2016.
• Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Are We Underestimating the Incidence JMSCR Vol:04: Issue: 09: Page 12592-12594: September 2016 Journal of Medical Science & Clinical Research.
• SARCOIDOSIS VASCULITIS AND DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASES 2023; 40 (4): e2023056   DOI: 10.36141/svdld.v40i4.14004 © Mattioli 1885 An unusual case of sarcoidosis presenting as calf pain, Nayan Patel Sureja1, Meenakshi Swain2, Santhi Bhushan Murari3, Power Ravuri41.
   

Education

• 1997- 2002: MBBS Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar – 563 101, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. India.
• Feb 15th 2006 - Feb 14th, 2009: DNB in Nuclear Medicine
• Jan 2010 to Dec 2010: PG Diploma in Geriatric Medicine, 77.27% Distinction (PGDGM), IGNOU, New Delhi.
• December 2021: Master of Business Management (MBA) in Health Care & Planning Management

Languages Known

Telugu, English, Hindi

Fellowship/Membership

• Life-time Membership in the Society of Nuclear Medicine India. 
• Affiliate Member of the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology.
• Life-time Member of Indian Medical Association – Vijayawada branch.
• Life-time Membership in the Association of Nuclear Medicine Physicians of India.
   

Past Positions

• A Senior Consultant and Head in Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, STAR Hospitals, Nanakramguda, Hyderabad 500 008, since 15 h July 2023.
• Senior Consultant and Head and Radiation Safety Officer in Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Vijaya Diagnostic Private Limited (a comprehensive chain of centers providing health care and diagnostics) Hyderabad since June 20 th 2018.
• Head of Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT in Bhandari Hospital (A group of BHRC), Bhanwarsala, Indore, Madhya Pradesh from October 2017 to 5th June 2018.
• Consultant and Head of the Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Bansal Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (Jan 16th to September 29th 2017)
• Consultant in Konacc Diagnostic Center Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh from 1st of June 2014 to 31st December 2016.
• Consultant and Head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Manipal Super Specialty Hospital, (A group of Manipal Health Enterprises) Vijayawada from May 11th, 2012 to March 5th, 2014.
• Worked as an Assistant Professor (August 2011 - April 2012) Dept of Nuclear Medicine, Christian Medical College (CMC), Ida Scudder Road, Vellore – 632004, Tamilnadu, India. Teacher for MD and PGDNMT and B. Sc (NMT) Students and Super specialty, Postgraduate & graduate medical students in various specialties. Special interest in PET-CT studies, Cardiovascular, and Central nervous system and Oncology, and various aspects of research modality.
• Worked as a Senior and Junior Resident in Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences Hyderabad from February 2006 to May 2011.