Oncologist/Hematologist Hemamalini Karpurapu, M.D.

COOKEVILLE-Cookeville Regional Medical Center proudly welcomes Hemamalini Karpurapu, M.D. to its medical staff. She has joined the medical staff in the Cancer Center at Cookeville Regional.

Dr. Karpurapu is a board eligible Hematologist/ Oncologist.  She moved to Cookeville from Washington D.C. She completed her Hematology/Oncology fellowship and Internal medicine residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington D.C. Prior to completing her fellowship, Dr. Karpurapu served as a hospitalist at Western Maryland Health System in Cumberland, Maryland and participated in many prestigious training electives at Johns Hopkins University, the National Institute of Health, and Georgetown University.

Dr. Karpurapu is involved in several professional organizations, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, and the American Medical Association. She is credited in Cancer and Hematology related publications.

Dr. Karpurapu received her medical degree from Guntur Medical College, India. Prior to her arrival in the United States for an advanced degree, she practiced medicine in the island of Trinidad and Tobago for three years. She is married to Suneel Tammana, M.D. who is a gastroenterologist who plans to join the gastroenterology practice of Cookeville Regional Medical Group starting in July, 2014. Dr. Karpurapu may be reached at the Cancer Center of Cookeville Regional at 931-783-2497.