Dr. Ravikiran Barigala

Dr. Ravikiran Barigala is a top Infectious Disease Specialist in Hyderabad with over a decade of experience. His area of expertise includes HIV, tuberculosis (TB), Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs),  bone infections,  and urine infections. He is specialised in treating all types of infections - bacterial, fungal, and viral (e.g. COVID-19).

Among the many accomplishments of Dr. Ravikiran, the one close to his heart is winning the ‘Young Investigator Award’ at the American Transplant Congress, Toronto, Canada (2008). Besides being a medical professional, he is also a teaching instructor for several Pharma, DNB and FNB students. The doctor is known to be ​​patient, very thorough, and caring. In his free time, he likes to spend time with family, read the news, and research.

1. Internal Medicine Residency at Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA (2003 - 2006)

2. Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA (2006 - 2007)

3. Infectious Diseases Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (2007 - 2009)

4. Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, Illinois, USA (2009 - till date)

5. Centegra Hospital, McHenry, Illinois, USA (2013 – 2018)

6. Infectious Diseases Consultant at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad (2015 - till date)

Teaching and Mentoring:

1. Mentored several students from the United States of America in India on projects.

2. Teaching Instructor at Medvarsity, Hyderabad (2015-2016)

3. Teaching Instructor at Apollo Institute of Medical Science and Research, Hyderabad (2015-2016)

4. Internship Instructor for several Doctor of Pharmacy interns at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India (2015- till date)

• - Young Investigator Award at the American Transplant Congress, Toronto, Canada

• - Professional Memberships:
• - Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)
• - Clinical Infectious Disease Society of India
• - AIDS Society of India
• - HIV Medical Association of India
• - TS Medical Council

• - American Board of Internal Medicine (2006 and 2016)
• - American Board of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases) (2009 and 2019)
• - Illinois Physician License (2003- till date)
• - US Drug Enforcement Agency License (2003- till date)

• - N Safdar, R. Barigala, et al. Feasibility and tolerability of probiotics for prevention of Antibiotic-associated diarrhea in hospitalized US military veterans. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics (2008) 33, 663–668.
• - Infectious complications post liver transplant in a tertiary hospital S. Katari, S. Narreddy, M. Varma, A. Shrimal, R. K. Barigala, M. Balasubramaniam. International Journal of Infectious Disease. 17th ICID Congress. April 2016. Poster 41.269.
• - A case of liver transplant in leptospirosis induced acute on chronic liver failure S. Katari, S. Narreddy, M. Varma, A. Shrimal, R. K. Barigala, M. Balasubramaniam, R. Rao, M. Ratnamani. International Journal of Infectious Disease. 17th ICID Congress. April 2016. Poster 41.270
• - Evaluated the effects of incarceration among HIV infected prisoners and also initiated a study to evaluate the effect of vitamin D on immune response among HIV patients.
• - R Barigala. Poster presentation. Multiple Manifestations of Cryptococcus, ACP Annual Session, Philadelphia. USA. 04/2006
• - R Barigala, J Sosman, N Safdar. Systematic review on solid organ transplants among patients with HIV. American Transplant Congress. Toronto. Canada. 06/2008
• - Masters in Public Health Internship. Infection control department, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA. Monitored C. difficile diarrheal infection in the hospital and suggested ways to decrease its incidence by improving hand washing compliance. 11/2004 – 05/2006
• - ART side effects, drug interactions and effect on immune status among HIV affected patients.

• - COVID-19 Treatment
• - Treatment of Tuberculosis
• - HIV Treatment
• - Infectious Disease Treatment
• - Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
• - Treatment of Bone Infections
• - Vaccination/Immunization
• - Immunity Therapy