Achala Donuru, MD, MBBS
Radiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Professor of Clinical Radiology
My education and training
- Gandhi Medical CollegeMedical School
- Leicester Royal InfirmaryResidency
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Amerihealth of NJ Core
- Amerihealth of NJ Enhanced
- Amerihealth of NJ HMO
- Amerihealth of NJ Local Value
- Amerihealth of NJ POS
- Amerihealth of NJ PPO
- Amerihealth of NJ Regional Preferred
- Amerihealth of NJ Secure
- Amerihealth of NJ Ultimate (PPO)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Donuru is a Penn Medicine physician.
Qualifications and experience
- Diagnostic Radiology, 2012
- American College of Radiology, National
- American Medical Association (AMA), National
- Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR), International
- Member of the Research Committee at the North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI), National
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), International
- Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR), National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
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., 2(4): 2026
Christian Persichetti, Ashwin Upadhyay, Iman Yazdani, Maruti Kumaran, Vinay Kandula, Achala Donuru CT Evaluation of Intraparenchymal Chest Tube Placement and Other Malpositions: A Pictorial Review , Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology - Accepted: 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): 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: 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: 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: 2026
Rupali Jain, Ashwin Upadhyay, Achala Donuru "Pushed Aside": Imaging Clues to Extrapleural Thoracic Masses , Society of Thoracic Radiology Annual Meeting: 2026
Rupali Jain, Narainder Gupta, Achala Donuru Rare Perifissural Air in Barotrauma-Induced Pneumomediastinum , Lung India, 43(1): 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
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