Dr. Kavi Devulapalli is a Columbia, Missouri based independent
interventional radiologist who contracts with multiple hospitals and
outpatient based practices. His clinical interests include benign
prostatic hyperplasia, uterine fibroids, venous disease and
critical limb ischemia. He is one of a few interventional radiologists
with significant experience performing prostate artery embolization in
office interventional suites.
He graduated magna cum laude from Rice University. Subsequently,
he underwent a combined medical and masters in public health program
from Case Western Reserve University, where he was elected to the Alpha
Omega Alpha honors society. Dr. Devulapalli completed a diagnostic
radiology residency at the University of California San Francisco
followed by a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at the
University of North Carolina. He has published in the radiology
literature and has been a speaker at regional, national and
international educational meetings, though is perhaps best known for his
blog, Line Monkey MD, which chronicles his scenic journey as an early
career interventional radiologist.
As an advocate for physician entrepreneurship and
interventional radiology independence, he is passionate about creating
meaningful opportunities for independent practice. Along with Physician
Staffing Solutions, he is the co-founder of Travelier which is focused
on creating sustainable long-term relationships with healthcare systems
centered on the creation of longitudinal clinical care programs.
Dr. Devulapalli is active in the Small and Rural Practice
Committee in the Society of Interventional Radiology, the Annual Meeting
Planning Committee for the Outpatient Endovascular and Interventional
Society and the Vascular Panel of the Appropriateness Criteria Committee
for the American College of Radiology.
