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Office
250 hospital parkway
kaiser san jose hospital 'san jose, ca
San Jose, CA 95119Phone+1 408-972-7000
Summary
- Varalakshmi Bandaru, MD, is a San Jose, CA-based specialist in Nuclear Medicine. She completed her medical education in 2003 at Rangaraya Medical College NTR, followed by a residency in Internal Medicine from 2004 to 2007 at MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Bandaru has contributed to multiple publications in the field, including works on radiopharmacokinetics of radioiodine, PET imaging in thyroid cancer, reduction of brown fat FDG uptake, and salivary gland protection. Her research has been cited numerous times in scientific literature.
Education & Training
MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Rangaraya Medical College NTRClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2011 - 2025
DC State Medical License 2005 - 2013
VA State Medical License 2009 - 2012
MD State Medical License 2009 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 26 citationsRadiopharmacokinetics of Radioiodine in the Parotid Glands After the Administration of Lemon JuiceDouglas Van Nostrand, Varalakshmi Bandaru, Shyam Chennupati, Jason A. Wexler, Kanchan Kulkarni
Thyroid. 2010-10-01 - 53 citations124I Positron Emission Tomography Versus 131I Planar Imaging in the Identification of Residual Thyroid Tissue and/or Metastasis in Patients Who Have Well-Differentiate...Douglas Van Nostrand, Shari Moreau, Varalakshmi Bandaru, Frank Atkins, Shyam Chennupati
Thyroid. 2010-08-02 - 8 citationsEffective Reduction of Brown Fat FDG Uptake by Controlling Environmental Temperature Prior to PET Scan: an Expanded Case SeriesCarlos Garcia, Varalakshmi Bandaru, Douglas Van Nostrand, Shyam Chennupati, Frank Atkins
Molecular Imaging and Biology. 2010-03-16
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