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 Muralidhar Padala, Ph.D.

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Dr. Padala is a tenured associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Emory University. He holds a program faculty appointment in biomedical engineering in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and is a faculty member of the Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience. 

His primary interest is in translational research in cardiovascular disease, with a focus on developing new technologies and techniques to enable better patient care. His research focus is currently in the broad area of Structural Heart Disease.


2012  Leducq Foundation Career Development Fellow, Imperial College London, UK
2010  Ph.D in Bioengineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
2008 M.S in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
2004 B. S in Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University, India


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Academic Honors
2021 - NIH R01EB031101 (Site PI), 3D multi-functional catheter based imaging of coronary stenoses
2018 - NIH R01HL140325, Image guided intravascular robotic system for mitral valve repair
​2018 - Albert Levy Prize, Emory University
2017 - NIH R01 HL135145, Transcatheter strategies for leaflet extension to repair mitral regurgitation
2017 - NIH R01 HL133667, Novel therapeutic approaches for mitral valve repair in heart failure
2015 -  William W. Parmley Prize from the American College of Cardiology 
2014 -  American Heart Association National Scientist Development Grant
2011 -  Fondation Leducq Career Development Award
2008 - Gandy Diaz teaching fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology
2008 - American Heart Association Pre-doctoral fellowship

Technology Innovation Honors
2021 - Cardiac valve leaflet enhancer technology spun off into Nyra Medical

2019 - Innovation for Impact Award, Emory University School of Medicine
2017 - Subramanian Innovation Award, International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
2014 - IN3 Dublin, MedTechIdol, Top 10 finalist
2011 -  Emory University Innovation of the year
2011 -  Winner, South East Bio Medical Device Plan competition
2009 - Winner, Ventura medical device technology competition
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