Deepthi Vodnala, MD
- Cardiology
- Cardio-Oncology
- Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology
- Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
- Saint Luke's North Hospital
- Saint Luke's South Hospital
- Saint Luke's East Hospital
- Allen County Regional Hospital
- Hedrick Medical Center
- Saint Luke's Cushing Hospital
- Wright Memorial Hospital
- Anderson County Hospital
Make an Appointment
Locations
Saint Luke's Cardiovascular Consultants
Saint Luke's Ventricular Assist Device Clinic
Saint Luke's Heart Failure & Transplant Clinic
Saint Luke's Cardiovascular Consultants
About Deepthi Vodnala, MD
A board-certified cardiologist, Dr. Vodnala specializes in treating advanced heart failure. Her clinical interests include transplant cardiology, mechanical assist devices, echocardiography, and clinical cardiology.
Dr. Vodnala's accomplishments include:
- Woman in Cardiology Trainee Award for Excellence, American Heart Association, 2013
- Citation in the latest 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults.
- Outstanding Resident Researcher, Michigan State University Internal Medicine Residency, 2012.
- Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society induction, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Chapter, 2012
- Award for outstanding performance (Dr. C. SITA DEVI & Dr. C.R.R.M. REDDY ENDOWMENT AWARD) in Siddhartha Medical College, 2007
Publications
1. Saroj Neupane; Deepthi Vodnala; Gerald I. Cohen. Bubbles, bubbles, here and there: a case of acquired systemic to pulmonary venous shunt. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2015. 28 August 2015, doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jev205
2. Heather Laird-Fick, Ashish Tiwari, Santhosshi Narayanan, Ying Qin, Deepthi Vodnala, Manisha Bhutani. A case of comorbid myxoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia: not just a coincidence? Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. April 2014. vol. 2014, Article ID 142746, doi:10.1155/2014/142746.
3. Deepthi Vodnala, Melvin Rubenfire, Robert Brook. Secondary causes of dyslipidemia. American Journal of Cardiology. 2012 Sep 15;110(6):823-5. Epub 2012 Jun 2. Citations (24)
4. Rubenfire M, Vodnala D, Krishnan SM, Bard RL, Jackson EA, Giacherio D, Brook RD. Lipoprotein (a): Perspectives from a lipid-referral program. Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 2012 Jan-Feb;6(1):66-73. Epub 2011 Jun 21. Citations (5)
5. Deepthi Vodnala, Sanjay Rajagopalan, Robert Brook. Medical management of the patient with intermittent claudication. Cardiology Clinics. Cardiology Clinic. 2011 Aug;29(3):363-79. Citations (9)
6. Deepthi Vodnala, Robert D Brook, Robert L. Bard, Sangeetha K. Mahadevan, Elizabeth A. Jackson, Melvin Rubenfire. Potential effects on clinical management of following treatment algorithms based on apolipoprotein-B/A and total/high density lipoprotein-cholesterol ratios. Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 2011 May-Jun;5(3):159-65. Epub 2011 Feb 12. Citations (2)
7. Narawudt Prasertwitayakij, Deepthi Vodnala, Ara K. Pridjian, Ranjan K. Thakur. Esophageal injury after atrial fibrillation ablation with an epicardial HIFU device. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2011 Sep;31(3):243-5. Epub 2011 Apr 19. Citations (5)
8. Peddi P, Vodnala D, Kalavakunta JK, Thakur RK. Acute chest pain: Acute coronary syndrome versus lead perforation: A case report. International Archives of Medicine 2010 Jul 6;3(1):13. Citations (3)
Education & Credentials
Training & Education
-
Fellowship
St. John Hospital & Medical CenterUniversity of MO-Kansas City School of Medicine
-
Medical School
Siddhartha Medical College/NTR
-
Residency
Michigan State University Sparrow Health System
Academic Titles
Assistant Professor, University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
Browse the list below to view insurance plans.
Before scheduling your appointment, we recommend you contact your health insurance company to confirm your policy's network, copays, coinsurance, deductibles, or out-of-network benefits. If you are uninsured, please contact us to learn more about our financial assistance policy.
Aetna
- Aetna Choice POS II Local (excluding National General STM plan, I-35 Preferred Plan, and HCA, Advent Health, and NKC Hospital employee plans)
- Aetna Elect Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice
- Aetna Medicare Assure (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Core Value HMO
- Aetna Medicare Premier Preferred HMO
- Aetna Medicare Premier and Premier Plus HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Select
- Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA)
- Aetna UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust (Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO)
- Aetna Workers Comp
Blue Cross
- BCBS of Kansas
- BCBS of Kansas Blue Choice Preferred Care Blue PPO
- BCBS of Kansas City Blue Select Plus (UCMO and City of KCMO)
- BCBS of Kansas City Federal PPO
- BCBS of Kansas City Freedom Network PPO
- BCBS of Kansas City Freedom Network Select PPO
- BCBS of Kansas City Preferred Care
- BCBS of Kansas City Preferred Care Blue
- BCBS of Kansas City Traditional
- BCBS of Kansas Federal
- BCBS of Kansas Traditional
- BCBS of Michigan Medicare Advantage PPO
Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna OAP
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare
Corvel
- Corvel
First Health Network
- First Health Network
Home State
- Home State Health Plan (Missouri Medicaid)
Humana
- Humana Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO SNP - Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage Team Care Gold HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Team Care Gold PPO
MHNet
- Healthy Blue MO Medicaid
- MH Net Behavioral Health
Medicare
- American Health Advantage-Missouri Medicare Advantage
- Devoted Health Medicare Advantage (Core and Giveback)
- Kansas Health Advantage/Kansas Superior Select, Inc (KSSI) Medicare Advantage
- Medicare
MultiPlan
- MultiPlan
Orscheln Industries
- HealthSCOPE Benefits (Orsheln Industries)
Other
- BeechStreet
- Century Health Solutions (PPO)
- CompResults/CompAlliance (WC) PPO
- Health Choice of Northwest Missouri (PPO)
- Integrated Health Plan PPO
- Medica Connect
- Medica Select
- OHA Networks (WC)
- OHARA Managed Care (WC)
- Occupational Health Management PPO (WC)
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- ProviDRs Care Network PPO (formerly WPPA)
- Provider Partners Health Plan
- Sunflower State Health Plan Kansas Medicaid
Other Medicaid
- Healthy Blue KS Medicare Advantage DSNP
- Healthy Blue Kansas Medicaid
TriWest
- TriWest
United Healthcare
- UHC Medicare Erickson Advantage plans-KC
- United HealthCare Choice
- United HealthCare Choice Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan (Missouri Medicaid)
- United HealthCare Navigate
- United HealthCare Select
- United HealthCare Select Plus
- United Healthcare - AARP Medicare Advantage Choice Plans
- United Healthcare - AARP Medicare Advantage Patriot
- United Healthcare - All Savers Insurance
- United Healthcare - Community Plan (Kansas Medicaid)
- United Healthcare - Core and Core Essential
- United Healthcare - Definity Health Reimbursement Account POS
- United Healthcare - Definity Health Savings Account POS
- United Healthcare - Golden Rule HMO (HMO & PPO)
- United Healthcare - Options PPO
- United Healthcare - United Health One
- United Healthcare Individual Exchange Benefit Plan (IEX) MO and KS Plans
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete Choice
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete HMO
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete PPO
- UnitedHealthcare - Dual Complete SNP PPO (MO and KS)
- UnitedHealthcare - Group Medicare Advantage PPO
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Complete
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Gold SNP
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Silver SNP
Reviews & Ratings
Recent Patient Reviews
The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
We refer to Saint Luke’s providers as well as independent providers credentialed at a Saint Luke’s facility. Providers make no payments for these referrals and our selections are based on your needs and preferences.