Susmitha Reddy

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Get to know Radiologist Dr. Susmitha M. Reddy, who serves patients in Charleston, West Virginia.

Dr. Reddy is a board-certified radiologist with subspecialty interest in brain, head and neck, and abdominal imaging. She has been with Kanawha Valley Radiologists (KVR) in Charleston, West Virginia since 2016. For over 50 years, the board-certified radiologists of KVR have been interpreting medical imaging for physicians and patients throughout the Kanawha Valley and southern West Virginia.

Dr. Reddy earned her medical degree from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College in Gulbarga, India. She then went on to complete her residency in radiology at Leicester General Hospital in Leicester, England. This was followed by subspecialty fellowship training in neuroradiology, abdominal imaging, and interventional radiology at Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Reddy is board-certified in both diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). the ABR is a not for profit physician-led organization. It oversees the certification and ongoing professional development of specialists in diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics.

Dr. Reddy is a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR). She is also an active member of the American College of Radiology and the Massachusetts Medical Society.

Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body. Radiologists, like Dr. Reddy, are medical doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging procedures (exams/tests), including X-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, mammography, positron emission tomography (PET), and ultrasound.

Dr. Reddy attributes her success to a continued drive to success and complete family support. Her favorite professional publication is the Journal of the American College of Radiology. In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis. 

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