Achala Donuru, MBBS, MRCPCH, DCH, FRCR
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology
Active Medical Staff, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Active Medical Staff, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Active Medical Staff, The Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA
Attending, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Network Practice Optimization Team Leader, Cardiothoracic imaging, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Wellness Program Director, Cardiothoracic imaging division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director for Chest Imaging - PAH , Pennsylvania Hospital
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Radiology
Cardiothoracic imaging
3400 Spruce St.
1 Silverstein, Ste. 130
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiology
Cardiothoracic imaging
3400 Spruce St.
1 Silverstein, Ste. 130
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-955-3797
Education:
M.D (Doctor of Medicine)
Gandhi Medical College, Andhra Pradesh University of Health Sciences, India, 1998.
DCH (Diploma in Child Health)
Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom, 2002.
MRCPCH (Membership of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health)
Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom, 2002.
FRCR (Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists)
Royal College of Radiologists, United Kingdom, 2007.
Permanent linkM.D (Doctor of Medicine)
Gandhi Medical College, Andhra Pradesh University of Health Sciences, India, 1998.
DCH (Diploma in Child Health)
Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom, 2002.
MRCPCH (Membership of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health)
Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom, 2002.
FRCR (Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists)
Royal College of Radiologists, United Kingdom, 2007.
Selected Publications
Rupali Jain, MD, Julia C. Jacob, MD, John D. Jacob, MD, Drew A. Torigian, MD, and Achala Donuru, MBBS: Evolving Landscape of Chest Wall Reconstruction A Multimodality Imaging Approach. Symposium Review Article, Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 41,(3,), May 2026.Isabelle C. Pappas,Quincy A. Hathaway,Hubert A. Gbate,Yashbir Singh,Elena Ghotbi,Friedrich D. Knollmann,Eduardo Mortani Barbosa, Jr.,Achala Donuru, Dongming Xu : A 10-Year Comprehensive, Single-Center, Retrospective Analysis on Juxtapleural Nodules: Insights into Classification and Risk. Diagnostics 16(11)(1663), May 2026.
Vinay Kandula, Drew Torigian, Maruti Kumaran, Ashwin Upadhyay, Achala Donuru. : Is It IMT? Differentiating Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor from Benign and Malignant Mimics. ARRS 2026 Annual Meeting April 2026.
Christian Persichetti MD, Ashwin Upadhyay BS, Iman Yazdani MD, Maruti Kumaran MD, FRCR, Achala Donuru, MBBS, FRCR: CT Findings Related to Intraparenchymal Placement of Chest Tubes. Society of Thoracic Radiology Annual Meeting February 2026.
Woodlynn Daniel MD, Achala Donuru MBBS FRCR, Dongming Xu MD PhD: Juxtapleural Nodules <10mm: A Call for Caution Beyond LUNG-Rads Criteria Society of Thoracic Radiology Annual meeting February 2026.
Rupali Jain, Ashwin Upadhyay, Achala Donuru: "Pushed Aside": Imaging Clues to Extrapleural Thoracic Masses. Society of Thoracic Radiology Annual Meeting February 2026.
Rupali Jain, Narainder Gupta, Achala Donuru: Rare Perifissural Air in Barotrauma-Induced Pneumomediastinum. Lung India 43(1), Jan-Feb 2026.
Rithika Sriram, Yashasvi Shukla, Ashwin Upadhyay, Vinay Kandula, Achala Donuru: Thoracic pseudoaneurysms: A multivessel imaging review of aetiologies, imaging features and management implications. Lung India 2026.
Nachiappan AC*, Hu AC*, Stecher P, Su Y, Donuru A, Jacob JCM, Dave JK, Simpson SA, Pugliese SC, Maforo NG, Jamal F: Defining an Upper HU Threshold for Acute Pulmonary Embolism in CT Pulmonary Angiography. Journal of Thoracic Imaging. Accepted. 2026.
Yashasvi Shukla, Vinay Kandula, Ghanwa Khawaja, Maruti Kumaran, Nikolina Dioufa, Achala Donuru.: The Great Imitators: Fungal and Fungal-Like Pneumonias with Pathological Correlation. Roentgen Ray Review Categorical Course Highlight - Invited article. In press. 2026.