Lavanya Kondapalli, MD

Associate Professor, Medicine-Cardiology


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Medical School
  • MD, University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine (2006)
Undergraduate School
  • AB, Harvard University (MA) (2002)
Internship
  • University of Chicago Program (2007)
Residency
  • University of Chicago Program, Internal Medicine (2009)
Fellowships
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, General Cardiology (2014)
Languages
English
Department
Medicine-Cardiology

Professional Titles

  • Director of Cardio-Oncology

Publications

  • Mehta LS, Watson KE, Barac A, Beckie TM, Bittner V, Cruz-Flores S, Dent S, Kondapalli L, Ky B, Okwuosa T, Piña IL, Volgman AS. Cardiovascular Disease and Breast Cancer: Where These Entities Intersect: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2018 Feb 20;137(8):e30-e66. PubMed PMID: 29437116
  • https://www.cardiosmart.org/Heart-Conditions/Radiation-Heart-Disease
  • Kondapalli L, O’Quinn R, Carver JR. Checkpoint Inhibitors. In: Cancer and the Heart 3rd Edition.
  • Mistry N, Smith D, Kondapalli L, Ghosh D, Kamdar M. Cardiac assessment within 5 years of lymphoma treatment can detect patients with high risk of cardiotoxicity and undiagnosed coronary artery disease, accepted online abstract American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, 2018
  • Kondapalli L, Moslehi J, Bonaca MP. Inflammation begets inflammation: cancer and acute MI. Eur Heart J. 2020 Feb 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32068786
  • Clasen SC, Kondapalli L, Carver JR. "Chapter 24: Cancer Survivorship and Comorbidity Disease Risk after Cancer Treatment" in Braunwald's Cardio-Oncology. In press.
  • Ryan TD, Border WL, Baker-Smith C, Barac A, Bock MJ, Canobbio MM, Choueiter NF, Chowdhury D, Gambetta KE, Glickstein JS, Kondapalli L, Mital S, Peiris V, Schiff RJ, Spicer RL, Towbin JA, Chen MH. The landscape of cardiovascular care in pediatric cancer patients and survivors: a survey by the ACC Pediatric Cardio-Oncology Work Group. Cardiooncology. 2019;5:16. PubMed PMID: 32154022
  • Dent SF, Kikuchi R, Kondapalli L, Ismail-Khan R, Brezden-Masley C, Barac A, Fradley M. Optimizing Cardiovascular Health in Patients With Cancer: A Practical Review of Risk Assessment, Monitoring, and Prevention of Cancer Treatment-Related Cardiovascular Toxicity. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2020 Mar;40:1-15. PubMed PMID: 32213102
  • Kondapalli L, Worth S, Hawi R, Vachhani P, Arora G, Bhatia R, Lenneman CG. Collaborative cardiovascular management of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia on tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Vasc Med. 2020 Jun;25(3):246-254. PubMed PMID: 32303152
  • Graffagnino J, Kondapalli L, Arora G, Hawi R, Lenneman CG. Strategies to Prevent Cardiotoxicity. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2020 Apr 8;21(4):32. PubMed PMID: 32270293
  • Kondapalli L, Medina T, Groves DW. Practical cardiovascular imaging approach to diagnose immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Dec 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33367684
  • Kondapalli L, Bottinor W, Lenneman C. By Releasing the Brakes With Immunotherapy, Are We Accelerating Atherosclerosis?. Circulation. 2020 Dec 15;142(24):2312-2315. PubMed PMID: 33315491
  • Sadler D, DeCara JM, Herrmann J, Arnold A, Ghosh AK, Abdel-Qadir H, Yang EH, Szmit S, Akhter N, Leja M, Silva CMPDC, Raikhelkar J, Brown SA, Dent S, O'Quinn R, Thuny F, Moudgil R, Raez LE, Okwuosa T, Daniele A, Bauer B, Kondapalli L, Ismail-Khan R, Lax J, Blaes A, Nahleh Z, Elson L, Baldassarre LA, Zaha V, Rao V, Lara DS, Skurka K. Perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on cardio-oncology: results from the COVID-19 International Collaborative Network survey. Cardiooncology. 2020 Nov 27;6(1):28. PubMed PMID: 33292763
  • Alvarez-Cardona JA, Ray J, Carver J, Zaha V, Cheng R, Yang E, Mitchell JD, Stockerl-Goldstein K, Kondapalli L, Dent S, Arnold A, Brown SA, Leja M, Barac A, Lenihan DJ, Herrmann J. Cardio-Oncology Education and Training: JACC Council Perspectives. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Nov 10;76(19):2267-2281. PubMed PMID: 33153587
  • Kondapalli L, Worth S, Hawi R, Vachhani P, Arora G, Bhatia R, Lenneman CG. Collaborative cardiovascular management of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia on tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Vasc Med. 2020 Jun;25(3):246-254. PubMed PMID: 32303152
  • Graffagnino J, Kondapalli L, Arora G, Hawi R, Lenneman CG. Strategies to Prevent Cardiotoxicity. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2020 Apr 8;21(4):32. PubMed PMID: 32270293
  • Dent SF, Kikuchi R, Kondapalli L, Ismail-Khan R, Brezden-Masley C, Barac A, Fradley M. Optimizing Cardiovascular Health in Patients With Cancer: A Practical Review of Risk Assessment, Monitoring, and Prevention of Cancer Treatment-Related Cardiovascular Toxicity. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2020 Mar;40:1-15. PubMed PMID: 32213102
  • Kondapalli L, Moslehi J, Bonaca MP. Inflammation begets inflammation: cancer and acute MI. Eur Heart J. 2020 Jun 14;41(23):2194-2196. PubMed PMID: 32068786
  • Zaha VG, Hayek SS, Alexander KM, Beckie TM, Hundley WG, Kondapalli L, Ky B, Leger KJ, Meijers WC, Moslehi JJ, Shah SH. Future Perspectives of Cardiovascular Biomarker Utilization in Cancer Survivors: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2021 Dec 21;144(25):e551-e563. PubMed PMID: 34753300
  • Kondapalli L, Neilan TG. Immune checkpoint inhibitors and cardiovascular events among patients with cancer: a window into the critical role of the immune system in cardiovascular biology. Eur Heart J. 2021 Dec 21;42(48):4978-4980. PubMed PMID: 34624092
  • Fraley C, Milgrom SA, Kondapalli L, Taylor MRG, Mestroni L, Miyamoto SD. Mechanisms and Insights for the Development of Heart Failure Associated with Cancer Therapy. Children (Basel). 2021 Sep 21;8(9). PubMed PMID: 34572260
  • Kondapalli L, Medina T, Groves DW. Practical cardiovascular imaging approach to diagnose immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Mar 22;22(4):372-374. PubMed PMID: 33367684
  • Gupta P, Groves D, Carroll J, Kamdar M, Kondapalli L. "Complete heart block as an initial presentation of lymphoma," American College of Cardiology annual meeting 2022.
  • Kondapalli L, Hsia J, Miller R, Flaig TW, Bonaca MP. Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Treated Patients: Reconciling Adjudicated and Coded Outcomes. JACC CardioOncol. 2022 Dec;4(5):649-656. PubMed PMID: 36636437
  • Lenneman C, Harrison D, Davis SL, Kondapalli L. Current Practice in Carcinoid Heart Disease and Burgeoning Opportunities. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2022 Dec;23(12):1793-1803. PubMed PMID: 36417147
  • Kondapalli L, Arora G, Hawi R, Andrikopoulou E, Estes C, Patel N, Lenneman CG. Innovations in Cardio-oncology Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2022 Sep;23(9):1288-1302. PubMed PMID: 35969312
  • Schreiber AR, Kagihara J, Eguchi M, Kabos P, Fisher CM, Meyer E, Molina E, Kondapalli L, Bradley CJ, Diamond JR. Evaluating anthracycline? ?taxane versus taxane-based chemotherapy in older women with node-negative triple-negative breast cancer: a SEER-Medicare study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022 Jan;191(2):389-399. PubMed PMID: 34705147
  • Roy S, Lakritz S, Schreiber AR, Kuna EM, Bradley CJ, Kondapalli L, Diamond JR. Major cardiovascular adverse events in older adults with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer treated with adjuvant taxane anthracycline versus taxane-based chemotherapy regimens: A SEER-medicare study. Eur J Cancer. 2024 Jan;196:113426. PubMed PMID: 38000217
  • Patel M, Hudson O, Han J, Kondapalli L, Arora G, Hawi R, Andrikopoulou E, Estes C, Johnson AM, Lenneman C. Correction to: Update on Immunotherapy Cardiotoxicity: Checkpoint Inhibitors, CAR T, and Beyond. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2023 Nov;24(11):1504-1506. PubMed PMID: 37782419
  • Patel M, Hudson O, Han J, Kondapalli L, Arora G, Hawi R, Andrikopoulou E, Estes C, Johnson AM, Lenneman C. Update on Immunotherapy Cardiotoxicity: Checkpoint Inhibitors, CAR T, and Beyond. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2023 Nov;24(11):1489-1503. PubMed PMID: 37624557
  • Quintana RA, Ghosh AK, Kondapalli L. Mind the Gap: Differences in Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Due to a Cancer Diagnosis in England. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023 Jun;16(6):e010080. PubMed PMID: 37339192
  • Moey MYY, Hennessy C, French B, Warner JL, Tucker MD, Hausrath DJ, Shah DP, DeCara JM, Bakouny Z, Labaki C, Choueiri TK, Dent S, Akhter N, Ismail-Khan R, Tachiki L, Slosky D, Polonsky TS, Awosika JA, Crago A, Wise-Draper T, Balanchivadze N, Hwang C, Fecher LA, Gomez CG, Hayes-Lattin B, Glover MJ, Shah SA, Gopalakrishnan D, Griffiths EA, Kwon DH, Koshkin VS, Mahmood S, Bashir B, Nonato T, Razavi P, McKay RR, Nagaraj G, Oligino E, Puc M, Tregubenko P, Wulff-Burchfield EM, Xie Z, Halfdanarson TR, Farmakiotis D, Klein EJ, Robilotti EV, Riely GJ, Durand JB, Hayek SS, Kondapalli L, Berg S, O'Connor TE, Bilen MA, Castellano C, Accordino MK, Sibel B, Weissmann LB, Jani C, Flora DB, Rudski L, Dutra MS, Nathaniel B, Ruíz-García E, Vilar-Compte D, Gupta S, Morgans A, Nohria A. COVID-19 severity and cardiovascular outcomes in SARS-CoV-2-infected patients with cancer and cardiovascular disease. Transl Oncol. 2023 Aug;34:101709. PubMed PMID: 37302348
  • Roy S, Lakritz S, Schreiber AR, Molina E, Kabos P, Wood M, Elias A, Kondapalli L, Bradley CJ, Diamond JR. Clinical outcomes of adjuvant taxane plus anthracycline versus taxane-based chemotherapy regimens in older adults with node-positive, triple-negative breast cancer: A SEER-Medicare study. Eur J Cancer. 2023 May;185:69-82. PubMed PMID: 36965330
  • Kondapalli L, Camidge DR. Significance of Alectinib-Induced Bradycardia: Rhythm and Reversibility Matter More Than Rate. JACC CardioOncol. 2023 Feb;5(1):114-116. PubMed PMID: 36875893

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Cardiology (ACC), Member
  • American Heart Association, Member
  • American Society of Echocardiography, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Heart & Vascular Center - Anschutz
12505 E. 16th Ave
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, 3rd floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-5300

University of Colorado Cancer Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1665 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0300

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2009)
  • General Cardiology, Board Certification (2012)
  • Cardio-oncology
  • Adult Echocardiography, Board Certification (2013)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Heart and Circulation - Coronary Disease
  • Heart and Circulation - Heart Diseases - Prevention
  • Heart and Circulation - Cardiomyopathy
  • Heart and Circulation - Heart Valve Diseases
  • Heart and Circulation - High Blood Pressure
  • Heart and Circulation
  • Heart and Circulation - Cardio-oncology
Clinical Interests
I am a cardiologist who specializes in managing the cardiac complications of cancer treatment and also in the long-term heart health of survivors of childhood and adult cancer.

Public Speaking
Yes