About Dr. Boddu

CONDITIONS TREATED

• Pulsatile Tinnitus: A ringing, whooshing, or pulsing sound in the ears that matches your heartbeat.
• Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH): Also called pseudotumor cerebri, this is a buildup of pressure inside the skull without an obvious cause, often leading to headaches and vision problems.
• Spinal Compression Fractures: Small cracks in the bones of the spine that can cause severe back pain and make movement difficult.
• Brain Aneurysms: Weak spots in blood vessels that bulge out and can rupture, causing life-threatening bleeding in the brain.
• Brain and Spine Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae (AVF): Abnormal connections between arteries and veins in the protective covering of the brain or spine, which can disrupt normal blood flow and cause serious complications.
• Brain Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs): Tangled clusters of blood vessels in the brain that can cause headaches, seizures, or bleeding.
• Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Stenosis: Narrowing or blockage of major arteries in the neck and upper chest, which can reduce blood flow to the brain and increase the risk of stroke.
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF-Venous Fistula): A leak of the protective fluid around the brain and spine into nearby veins, which can cause headaches, nausea, and other symptoms.
• Chronic Low Back Pain (Basivertebral Nerve Ablation with Intracept): Long-term lower back pain may be treated by “turning off” the nerve responsible for sending pain signals through a minimally invasive procedure called the Intracept method.

Dr. Boddu is renowned for his expertise in treating aneurysms and other complex cerebrovascular (blood vessel-related) conditions. He has been a pioneer in using stents (tiny mesh tubes) to treat pulsatile tinnitus and IIH, offering new hope to patients who need effective treatment without open brain surgery.  

CREDENTIALS

Dr. Boddu earned his first medical degree from JSS Medical College in Mysore, India, followed by advanced training in the UK and USA. He completed a surgical residency, radiology residency, and interventional neuroradiology fellowship at Queen’s Medical Center in Nottingham, United Kingdom, and was board certified by both the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (MRCS) and the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) London. Dr. Boddu was awarded certificate of completion of training (CCT) by General Medical Council (GMC) for completion of highest training in his specialty. (See Dr. Boddu's board certifications.)

Dr. Boddu then moved to the United States and completed a diagnostic neuroradiology fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, followed by three years of interventional neuroradiology fellowship training at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine. In 2017 Dr. Boddu earned M.D. degree conferral by the New York State Board of Regents.

Today Dr. Boddu is Associate Professor of Radiology in Neurological Surgery  at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York and Director of Neurointervention at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens. He has an international following, with patients coming from around the world for his advanced minimally invasive treatments for:

· Pulsatile tinnitus and pseudotumor cerebri (IIH) with venous sinus stenting

· Brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)

· Bran and spine arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs)

· Carotid / vertebral / subclavian stenosis

· Tumor embolization 

· Vertebral compression fractures with kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty 

· Chronic low back pain with basivertebral nerve ablation

BOARD CERTIFIED

Dr. Boddu is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS), the American Board of Neuroradiology (ABNR), the American Board of Radiology (ABR), the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), London, and the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS.Ed), Edinburgh. 

AWARDS AND HONORS

Dr. Boddu was awarded the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training by General Medical Council, UK, the highest medical training in the United Kingdom, and has been named to the list of New York Super Doctors.

Dr. Boddu won the prestigious “Anu Dhamera” regional award in 2008 for his research on predictors of hemorrhagic presentation and management of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). He also shared the “Roentgenfest” regional award in 2011 for research on subarachnoid hemorrhage.

RESEARCH 

Dr. Boddu’s research interests include neuroprotection and recanalization in acute ischemic stroke, radiation safety, tumor embolization, venous sinus stenting, aneurysm flow diversion, and management of unruptured cerebral arteriovenous malformations. He has presented his research at several national and international meetings and published his research in multiple peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery, American Journal of Neuroradiology, Clinical Imaging, and PLoS One. (See examples of his publications here.) He has also co-authored book chapters on AVMs, intracranial tumors, and venous intracranial interventions.

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