Kiran K. Mallula, MBBS, MD, MS, FAAP, FACC, FSCAI, FPICS
- Associate Professor, Pediatric Cardiology
- Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
- Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Telugu, Sanskrit
Contact
Kiran K. Mallula, MBBS, MD, MS, FAAP, FACC, FSCAI, FPICS713-486-6755
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Pediatric Cardiology Clinic
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Biography
Kiran Kumar Mallula, MBBS, MD, MS, FAAP, FACC, FSCAI, FPICS, is an interventional and adult congenital cardiologist and the director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at the Children’s Heart Institute, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. He serves as an associate professor of Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
With extensive training across leading international institutions, Dr. Mallula completed his pediatric cardiology fellowship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and an advanced interventional cardiology fellowship at Rady Children’s Hospital, University of California San Diego. He also holds a Master of Science in Clinical Research from Rush University.
Dr. Mallula is widely recognized for his expertise in complex congenital and structural heart interventions, including neonatal and premature infant catheter-based procedures, hybrid cardiac interventions, and transcatheter valve therapies. He has led major advancements in catheterization programs across multiple institutions, notably establishing new service lines, implementing state-of-the-art imaging and hemodynamic technologies, and expanding access to innovative therapies such as pulmonary flow restriction, intracardiac echocardiography (ICE), and hybrid interventions for single-ventricle physiology.
A prolific academic clinician, Dr. Mallula has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, national/international presentations, and multimedia educational resources focused on congenital cardiology and interventional techniques. His research contributions span catheter based palliation strategies, outcomes of complex interventions, structural valve therapies, and multicenter registry participation including IMPACT, CRISP, and pulmonary flow restrictor registries.
Dr. Mallula maintains multiple leadership and service roles, including as a prior member of the Congenital Heart Disease Council for SCAI, a Faculty Senator at McGovern Medical School, and a reviewer or editorial board member for several major cardiology journals. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, and the Pediatric & Congenital Interventional Cardiovascular Society. An accomplished educator, he is deeply committed to training the next generation of pediatric cardiologists, interventional fellows, residents, and medical students, with more than a decade of structured teaching, mentorship, and curriculum development.
Through his clinical leadership, research, and dedication to patient-centered care, Dr. Mallula continues to shape the evolving field of congenital and structural heart interventions improving outcomes for some of the most complex pediatric and adult congenital heart disease patients.
Education
- Medical School
- Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India
- Postgraduation
- Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, India
- Residency in Pediatrics
- Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Master of Science (Clinical Research)
- RUSH University, Chicago, Illinois
- Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology
- Rush Center for Congenital & Structural Heart Disease, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Fellowship in Congenital & Pediatric Interventional Cardiology
- Rady Children’s Hospital, University of California, San Diego, California
Areas of Interest
Clinical Interests
Hybrid/fusion imaging
Transcatheter valve therapies
Interventional MRI
Research Interests
Principal Investigator, Utility of ECHOPIXEL 3D viewer in procedural planning
Principal investigator, Transcatheter Fontan fenestration in children: A multicenter experience.
McPeters R, Chicarelli E, Manning D, Mallula KK, Krulisky J. Case of bronchopulmonary sequestration in a newborn
Krulisky J, Siwik E, Mallula KK. Comparative outcomes of transcatheter closure of secundum ASDs with the ASO and GSO devices: A single center experience.
Mallula KK, Patel S, Avula S, Sernich S, Pettitt T, Siwik ES. Utility of a hybrid approach for Post-Fontan reinterventions: Case series and current review of literature.
Participation in A Prospective Data Registry for the Congenital Cardiovascular Interventional Study Consortium: Risk Stratification for Cardiac Catheterization Procedures
Publications
Refereed
Uppu SC, Chandrasekaran S, Mallula KK. Constrictive pericarditis in a patient with sinus venosus atrial septal defect and anomalous right upper pulmonary venous return. Ann Pediatr Cardiol 2009;2(1):87-8.
Mallula K, Amin Z. Recent changes in instructions for use for the Amplatzer atrial septal defect occluder: How to incorporate these changes while using transesophageal echocardiography or intracardiac echocardiography? Pediatr Cardiol 2012;33(7):995-1000.
Mallula KK. et. al. Sinus venosus atrial septal defect: Postoperative outcomes after repair http://search.proquest.com/docview/1026799439
Ghawi H, Gendi S, Mallula K, Zghouzi M, Faza N, Awad S. Fetal left and right ventricle myocardial performance index: Defining normal values for the second and third trimesters – single tertiary center experience. Pediatr Cardiol 2013;34(8):1808-15.
Mallula K, Patel N, Amin Z. New design of the amplatzer membranous VSD occluder: A step forward? Pediatr Cardiol 2013;34(8):2068-72.
Mallula KK, Patel ND, Hijazi ZM, Joshi S, Naheed Z. Double-outlet right ventricle with an intact ventricular septum: A unique stage 1 palliation. Pediatr Cardiol 2013;34(8):2086-8
Mallula KK, Sosnowski C, Awad S. Spectrum of Cantrell’s pentalogy: Case series from a single tertiary care center and review of the literature. Pediatr Cardiol 2013;34(7):1703-10
Severin PN, Awad S, Shields B, Hoffman J, Bonney W, Cortez E, Ganesan R, Patel A, Barnes S, Al-Anani S, Mallula K, et. al. The pediatric cardiology pharmacopeia: 2013 update. Pediatr Cardiol 2013;34(1):1-29.
Mallula KK, Gupta U, Hasbani K. A rare case of Cardiac Aspergilloma diagnosed by cardiac MRI. Case of the week Number 14-02. Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance http://scmr.org/caseoftheweek/2014/6994.html#.Uw0kiLTiZRk (2/2014)
Patel ND, Mallulla KK, Abdulla RI. Atrial flutter demonstrated by M-mode echocardiography. Pediatr Cardiol 2014;35(5):893-5.
Mallula K, Vaughn G, El-Said H, Lamberti JJ, Moore JW. Comparison of ductal stenting versus surgical shunts for palliation of patients with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2015;85(7):1196-202
Mallula KK, Kenny D, Hijazi ZM. Transjugular melody valve placement in a small child with protein losing enteropathy. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2015;85(2):267-7
Mallula KK, Patel ND, Abdulla RI, Bokowski JW. Tetralogy of fallot with left superior vena cava and coronary sinus atrial septal defect: a rare association. Pediatr Cardiol 2015;36(5):1100-1
Vaughn GR, Moore JW, Mallula KK, Lamberti JJ, El-Said HG. Transcatheter stenting of the systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt: A 7-year experience from a single tertiary center. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2015
Guillot M, Ascuitto R, Ross-Ascuitto N, Mallula KK, Siwik E. Computational fluid dynamics as a complementary study for transcatheter endovascular stent implantation for recoarctation of the aorta associated with minimal pressure drop: An aneurysmal ductal ampulla with aortic isthmus narrowing, Cardiol Young. 2019 Jun; 29(6):768-776.
Krulisky J, Mallula KK. Transcatheter exclusion of a large RVOT aneurysm in a systemic right ventricle. Journal of American College of Cardiology: Case Reports (In press, March 2020)
Guruchandrasekar S, Mallula KK, Siwik ES. Endovascular repair of thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysms in children. Journal of American College of Cardiology: Case Reports (In Press, April 2020)
Non-refereed
Lilje C, Mallula KK, Ward K, Congeni J. A teenager with shortness of breath and headaches. Consultant360:volume 15(7), July 2016. https://www.consultant360.com/articles/teenager-history-shortness-breath-and-headaches
Book Chapters:
Mallula KK, Kenny D, Hijazi Z. Tricuspid valve insufficiency: SAPIEN valve in the tricuspid position. Structural, Valvular and Congenital Heart Disease Interventions, 2nd Edition (Horst Sievert, Shakeel A. Qureshi, Neil Wilson, Ziyad M. Hijazi, eds), October 2012
Mallula KK, Amin Z. Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum. Atlas of Neonatal Cardiology, 1st edition, July 2013
Mallula KK, Amin Z. Hybrid closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects. Chapter in Fetal and Hybrid Procedures in Congenital Heart diseases, 1st edition, November 2015
Book Reviews:
Mallula KK, Hijazi, Z. iBook Review, The Illustrated Field Guide to Congenital Heart Disease and Repair, 3rd Edition. Congenital Cardiology Today, August 2013.
Videos:
2014 Medium to longer term outcomes of percutaneous transcatheter closure of congenital ventricular septal defects. Oral presentation at PICS-AICS 2013, Miami, FL. https://youtu.be/_hWFK2zGDpc?t=4412
2015 Ductal stenting: Is it time to redefine the palliative strategy in patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and critical pulmonary stenosis? Oral presentation at PICS-AICS 2014, Chicago, IL. https://youtu.be/awfuFwmNdls?t=4681
2015 Update on 2014 live cases, PICS-AICS 2015, Las Vegas, NV. https://youtu.be/Y4ZKGIKSeBM
2017 Live Cases Update, PICS-AICS 2017, Miami, FL. https://youtu.be/pV8faM-FIWQ?t=81
Electronic and Multi-Media:
08/18 https://www.chnola.org/blog/2018/august/understanding-heart-failure-in-children/ Blog from Children’s Hospital for parents with kids with heart failure.
10/18 https://childrensconnection.blog/2018/10/11/fixing-broken-hearts-with-cardiac-catheterization/ Blog from Children’s Hospital related to anticipatory guidance for parents with kids who need a catheterization procedure.
02/19 https://www.wdsu.com/article/heart-surgery-saves-8-month-old-babys-life/26112715 Local news report about the care provided by the Heart team at Children’s Hospital to treat a Honduran child.