IAPEN India Vijayawada Chapter

Hon. President
Dr. K. Tulasiram
Critical Care Consultant(Intensivist)
Andhra Hospital Heart & Brain Institute,Vijayawada.
MBBS, DA, DNB-Anaesthesia
10 Years Experience As Intensivist

Hon. Vice-President
C.S Ravikumar
Sr. Dietitian
BSC, PG DIP in Dietetics & Applied Nutriton
Past Working As Dietician In AP Government Hospitals Across Combined AP State For 25 Years.
Later Worked For 5 years As Dietician In Bhavani Specialty Hospital Mangalagiri. Between 2000, 2012
Delivered A Number Of Talks On AIR On Nutrition Related Topics And Contributed Articles In Telugu Newspapers And Periodicals.
While In Government Services, Has Been A Resource Person On S.W.Hostels Monitoring Committee And Taught General And Therapeutic Nutrition To Nursing Students

Hon.Secretary
Dr. G.Swarupa
Presently working as Chief clinical dietitian
Heart and brain institute, Andhra hospital.
22 year’s of experience as a consultant dietician in various multi speciality hospitals like care hospital. Manipal hospitals
Gold medalist in graduation
IDA joint secretary
Regular media speaker
Trained more than 60 interns in critical care nutrition
Awarded best Dietician on National doctor’s day by Nalanda Organisation
MSC pg diploma in healthcare management, PhD

Hon. Joint Secretary
Hema Devi Doddapaneni
Sr. Consultant Dietitian
Capital Super Specialty Hospitals
B.Sc , PG DIP Nutrition & Dietetics
Past consultant dietitian at Nagarjuna Hospitals
Over +25years of experience
CSNM Certified - Canadian Society Of Nutrition Management.
Volunteer In Nutrition Department In Toronto Grace Hospitals.
Menu Clerk – Elgin mills geriatric living , Toronto

Hon. Treasurer
Venkatanarayana vipparla
Sr. Registered Dietician,
Purna Heart Institute, Vijayawada
P. G. Diploma In Applied Nutrition And Dietetics,
M. A. Sociology
20 years of experience in Nutrition And Dietetics

Executive Committee Member
Dakavarapu Ratna Sarojini
Chief Dietician
Aayush Nri Lepl Healthcare Pvt Ltd ( Aayush Hospitals) Vijayawada
M.Sc Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics
12 Years Experience As Clinical Dietician ( 2011- 2023) Still Continuing...
Trained 25 Interns In Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics

Executive Committee Member
Manukonda Saisaranya
Registered Dietitian, CDE. Certified
Nutrigenomics Counsellor
Andhra Hospitals Vijayawada
M.Sc Foods Nutrition & Dietetics From Andhra University
4 Years Experience as Clinical Dietician ( 2019- 2023) Still Continuing…

Executive Committee Member
Nandini Alapati
Chief Dietician
Latha Super Specialist, Vijayawada
Qualification: MSc Dietetics And Applied Nutrition ( Manipal University).
Certification in Integrated Care Of Obesity.
Pursuing Diploma In Psychology - Guidance and Counseling.

Executive Committee Member
Paleti Prardhana Priya
Sr. Dietician,
Vijaya Super Specialty Hospital
M.Sc Food and Nutrition
7 years experience as dietician

Executive Committee Member
Akurathi Lakshmi Narasamma
Dietician, Uday Hospital, Guntur.
M.sc Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics
14 yrs experience as a Dietician & 5 years as a teaching faculty in nutrition