Dr. Supraja Mannemela

Dr. Supraja Mannemela is an experienced rehabilitation specialist with a rich career spanning over 24 years. She holds an MBBS from S.V. Medical College, Tirupati, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, and an M.D. in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. She has also completed a certificate course in Essentials of Palliative Care from the Indian Association of Palliative Care.

Dr. Supraja has served at various organizations such as Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon; Citi Neuro Centre;  Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS); Care Hospital; Progressive Care; ApoKOS Rehabilitation; Apollo Hospitals, and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

Dr. Supraja has worked closely with the neurosciences team at Apollo Hospital, contributing to the world’s first JCI-accredited Acute Stroke Program in 2006. Established rehabilitation unit at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, in 2007 which was expanded in 2008, and later collaborated with KOS group, to create the country’s largest private-sector 64-bed inpatient facility in 2015. She has also contributed to designing clinical pathways for acute stroke patients, implemented rehabilitation strategies in critical care units, and administered botulinum toxin injections for focal spasticity in both adults and children, nerve blocks for management of spasticity, facet joint injections, and epidural injections for pain.

Dr. Supraja led a collaborative effort to develop a Neurorehabilitation unit with advanced robotic technology under the Institute of Neurosciences, Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon, and has teamed up with  AyurVAID at Medanta to develop a cost-effective, holistic treatment approach for neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, emphasizing her leadership and contribution to accessible care. Her extensive research has helped her to publish ‘Quantitative Assessment of Spasticity by Isokinetic Dynamometry’ in the Indian Journal of PM&R.

Dr. Supraja specializes in Neurorehabilitation, Musculoskeletal, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, Osteoporosis, and Cardiac Rehabilitation.