Founded in 2001, the NRI Academy of Sciences has since grown into a 750-bed teaching hospital. Headed by a team of 30 non-resident Indian doctors who were born in Andhra Pradesh, the facility provides free and reduced-cost healthcare services to a community of nearly 2 million inhabitants. As a world-class research institution, the NRI Academy of Sciences offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across 15 different medical and surgical specialties and hosts several specialist lectures each year.
After completing his medical education in India with distinction, Dr. AppaRao Mukkamala relocated to the U.S. in 1970 and developed a focus in radiology with Hurley Medical Center, where he remains as a board-certified radiologist. For his role in establishing NRI Medical College in India, Dr. AppaRao Mukkamala received the distinction of the 2009 Dr. Nathan Davis International Award in Medicine.
Founded in 2001, the NRI Academy of Sciences has since grown into a 750-bed teaching hospital. Headed by a team of 30 non-resident Indian doctors who were born in Andhra Pradesh, the facility provides free and reduced-cost healthcare services to a community of nearly 2 million inhabitants. As a world-class research institution, the NRI Academy of Sciences offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across 15 different medical and surgical specialties and hosts several specialist lectures each year.
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Board certified in general, pediatric, and nuclear radiology, Dr. AppaRao Mukkamala currently serves as the president of Associated Radiologists of Flint in Michigan. There, Dr. AppaRao Mukkamala has performed a number of computer-assisted breast biopsy procedures.
If a female patient presents with a lump in the breast or abnormal mammogram results, her physician may order a breast biopsy. There are a number of procedures of this type available; some patients will receive a fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB), which extracts a small amount of tissue or fluid from the area, while others will undergo a core needle biopsy or a surgical biopsy to give physicians a larger sample. The first step for patients going through a core needle biopsy is an imaging process using ultrasound or x-ray technology. This helps the physician place the needle in the correct area. If the abnormality is particularly difficult to locate, a radiologist may perform additional imaging to pinpoint the exact location for sampling. This is known as a stereotactic core needle biopsy and is most often used for small calcifications. The core needle biopsy typically lasts approximately one hour and involves minimal discomfort, as the patient usually receives local anesthetic. |
AuthorDr. Apparao Mukkamala is a radiologist with a passion both for his profession and for helping better the lives of others. Born in Budhavaram, India Archives
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