Place of Birth: India College: CKM Arts and Science College,  India Medical College: Kakatiya Medical College, India Internship: Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia Residency: Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia Fellowship: University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO University of Louisville, Louisville, KY Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1991 American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease, 1995

Ravi Kethireddy, MD

Dr. Kethireddy has been practicing Cardiology in the St. Petersburg area since 1995.

A native of India, Dr. Kethireddy completed his medical education at Kakatiya Medical College in India.  He was awarded three gold medals in outstanding academic achievement during medical school.  He pursued his post graduate medical training as an intern and resident in Internal Medicine at Marshall University in West Virginia.  He was given the award of outstanding medical resident of the year at that institution.  Dr. Kethireddy continued with his Cardiology fellowship at the University of Missouri-Columbia where he served as chief fellow of Cardiology and Chief resident of Internal Medicine department simultaneously.  He also did an additional year of Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology.  He completed his Interventional Cardiology fellowship at the University of Louisville.  He joined Bay Area Heart Center in 2005.

Dr. Kethireddy is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.  His special interest include clinical cardiology, TEE, stress testing, diagnostic catheterization, interventional procedures including coronary angioplasty, atherectomy and coronary stent placement, angiojet thrombectomy, peripheral and renal diagnostic angiograms, interventions and diagnostic carotid angiograms, declotting  of dialysis grafts, and permanent pacemaker implantation.  His outside interests include NFL football and collecting exotic tropical trees and plants.