V. Vasu Kakarlapudi, M.D.

Dr. Kakarlapudi grew up in Kansas City and received his B.A. in Biology and M.D. in 1998 (graduation of B.A. and M.D. with distinction) from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine as he was accepted to medical school directly from high school.  He graduated at the top of his medical school class.  He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society and placed first in the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Research Days.  He completed his internship in General Surgery in 1999 and his residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in 2003 from the University of Maryland Medical Center.  In 2009, Dr. Kakarlapudi earned a MBA in entrepreneurship from the University of Louisville.  His vision of developing a comprehensive ENT and Allergy practice along with his leadership skills were instrumental in the formation of Advanced ENT and Allergy. 

Dr. Kakarlapudi is Board Certified in adult and pediatric otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery by the American Board of Otolaryngology.  He is one of four ENT doctors in the area that has earned a Fellow status of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy given his expertise in managing allergic problems in the head and neck.  Dr. Kakarlapudi has a passion to incorporate the latest and most cost effective treatments for ear, nose and throat disorders.  He was the first in the Louisville area to perform Balloon Sinuplasty.  Dr. Kakarlapudi has a particular expertise in the medical and surgical treatment of sinus and allergy problems, pediatric ENT problems, obstructive sleep apnea, thyroid and parathyroid diseases.  In his free time, he runs, plays tennis and enjoys time with his wife, Rama and toddler daughter, Ananya.

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