
School of Digital Health Sciences & Technology
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About School of Digital Health
Sciences & Technology
Empowering Healthcare Professionals with Digital Transformation
MRV – SDH is India’s first School of Digital Health offering a wide variety of programs in a wide variety of formats.
With focus on Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Immersive Technologies, Robotics & Cybernetics, Advanced Air Mobility MRV – SDH will be offering Certificate, Diploma, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post Graduate Diploma, Fellowship, Executive and Management Development and Digital Transformation Programs.
List of 4 Bachelors, 10 Masters and 3 Doctorate Program to be started in 2025:
- Bachelors in Digital Health
- Bachelors in Medical Robotics
- Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables
- Bachelors in Immersive Technology in Healthcare
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MRV – SDH is India’s first School of Digital Health offering a wide variety of programs in a wide variety of formats.
With focus on Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Immersive Technologies, Robotics & Cybernetics, Advanced Air Mobility MRV – SDH will be offering Certificate, Diploma, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post Graduate Diploma, Fellowship, Executive and Management Development and Digital Transformation Programs.
List of 4 Bachelors, 10 Masters and 3 Doctorate Program to be started in 2025:
- Bachelors in Digital Health
- Bachelors in Medical Robotics
- Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables
- Bachelors in Immersive Technology in Healthcare
- Our Vision
MRV – SDH: India’s First
Digital Health School
The future is digital. Health care landscape is transforming significantly driven by the rapid integration of digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), intelligent automation (IA) and advanced air mobility (AAM). The real choice now lies between transforming to digital health systems, stay ahead or continue down the road of incremental analog improvement and fade away.
As this digital transformation unfolds, it is crucial, not just to address present traditional challenges like awareness, accessibility, absence of skills, affordability, accountability thru small marginal advances but to think long term, in to the future.
Digital health transformation goes beyond improving data collection, analysis, graphs, health records…; it involves rethinking the fundamentals of how health is delivered in traditional facilities like hospitals, clinics to non traditional locations like home, work place, social locations and almost every where a person spends time…leading to not just management of disease, but to true prevention, prediction and creating a comprehensive, comprehensive, continuous, contextualised, convergent, person cantered plan for long healthy and happy life.
The School of Digital Health (SDH) at Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth (MRV), the first in India, aims to lead this digital health care transformation and aspires to the best in India addressing not just the present challenges of health care and but to create a digital framework and path way for better, longer, healthier life for every Indian.
Digital Health requires inter disciplinary expertise – starting with health care, and expanding in to design, analytics, hardware, software, management, economics, mobility, regulations, intellectual property, ethics, security….its a long list.
Malla Reddy Academic ecosystem with existing hospitals, medical, dental, nursing, allied health, engineering, business, agriculture… schools has deep academic, technical, research expertise and a incredible future ready vision, which is best suited to build the necessary inter disciplinary national and possibly global school of excellence in Digital Health.
SDH at MRV will create professionals who can leverage these opportunities and contribute to the field. Digital Health offers significant job opportunities and is one of the fastest areas of job growth. Job opportunities in Digital Health exist within many sectors including healthcare device companies, healthcare software companies, hospital systems, health insurance, pharma companies, consulting and research organizations. Digital Health offers significant startup / entrepreneurship opportunities.
- Our Mission
Mission values of MRV-SDH
- Developing a world-class digital health curriculum suitable for skill, output and impact based education
- Create professionals out of students who can, understand, leverage these opportunities and contribute from the front line to the field.
- Work on cutting-edge research that imagines and enables the desired future of long life thru digital health, such as digital twins, AI, IA, AAM, robotics including humanoids…
- Creating a hi value-based job ecosystem, by networking with like-minded public and private organizations, to create a fulfilling career path way to our professionals
- Seeding a national and global-digital health innovation hub that brings together the best minds to address our challenges and start up companies that can serve globally and profitably.
Dr.Suresh Munuswamy
MBBS (Madras), MPH (Oxford), PhD (Tokyo) Dean & Professor
Dean and Professor – School of Digital Health Sciences & Technology
The digital transformation is reshaping daily life—media, banking, communication, and healthcare. As life expectancy increases, digital health is becoming essential, driving new processes, products, and skills.
This shift requires an interdisciplinary approach, merging healthcare, design, and engineering. Every day, millions of health data points from personal devices, doctor visits, and public health records shape treatment and prevention.
Beyond hospitals, homes, workplaces, and social spaces are emerging as new healthcare frontiers, where health monitoring and intervention can lead to longer, healthier lives.
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Deans Message
The future is Digital and we will all be living longer. A combination, that will transform the way we live. The transformation is already under way….thru digital media, banking, ticketing, communication…even grocery shopping thru e-commerce is changing.
Digital health and in extension, digital empowered life is taking centre stage and a long list of new processes, new products, new skills for people is rapidly become an emerging requirement.
These “new” solutions require a inter disciplinary approach, and at a very granular level require convergence of health care with design, engineering and human centricity.
Millions of health-related data points are already being generated every day, from information collected by our personal devices, doctor’s office visits to public health data collection about disease prevalence and treatment outcomes.
In addition several non traditional health care determinants and facilities that affect a person’s health like home, work place, social locations and almost every where a person spends time are also emerging as the new frontiers of health care, where every step of human life can potentially be monitored, measured, modified for a healthy and happy life.
The emergence of (Artificial Intelligence) AI + (Intelligent Automation) IA- driven new ecosystem will offer unprecedented insights by integrating diverse layers of human data—electronic health records, imaging, wearable biosensors, genomics, proteomics, microbiome information, social determinants of health, and environmental exposures.
Professionals trained in managing this complex data led ecosystem are absolutely essential to delivering comprehensive, continuous, contextualised, convergent, person cantered, transformative health care and systems. They need to understand both the potential benefits and limitations of these methods to minimize the possibility that new technologies will be implemented in a manner that will ultimately lead to equitable and universal health care, well being leading to long life.
Despite this seismic shift, already happening, there is a critical gap of relevant, necessary skills at all levels to realise the promise of digital health to a practical reality.
Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth, part of the Malla Reddy academic ecosystem, with existing hospitals, medical, dental, nursing, allied health, engineering, business, agriculture… schools, recognised this need and has started India’s first School of Digital Health, offering a wide variety of future ready academic programs, backed by a strong, innovative, cutting edge, research ecosystem.
Explore our webpage and blog, know more about our programs and our researcg work, impact on scoiety and reach out for a dialog. Thank you.
Course List
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices & wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring & diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices &
Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices & wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring & diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices and wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices &
Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices and wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices and wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices &
Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices and wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices and wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices &
Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices and wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices and wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices &
Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices and wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices and wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices &
Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices and wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices and wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics.
Bachelors in Digital
Health
Bachelors in Digital Health focuses on integrating technology, data analytics, and AI to enhance healthcare delivery, patient care, and medical innovation.
Bachelors in Medical
Robotics
Bachelors in Medical Robotics focuses on developing and applying robotic technologies for surgery, rehabilitation, diagnostics, and patient care automation.
Bachelors in Medical Devices &
Wearables
Bachelors in Medical Devices & Wearables focuses on designing and developing smart medical devices and wearable technologies for real-time health monitoring and diagnostics.
Lab Information

MRV.ELL TWINS Lab
At MRV.ELL Twins Lab we are working towards creating Digital Twins (DT): Of a district with a million people, features as layers and simulating disease, facility and supply chain distribution; Of a 500 bedded hospital mapping the people, data and service flow and Of a human body with all organs and other available info from ....
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MRV.ELL DROIDS Lab
At MRV.ELL Droids Lab we are working towards training how to operate existing humanoids for health care use cases like being a physician assistant to measure vital signs, dentist assistant for primary care procedures, patient assistant for hospital navigation, patient movement support – to and from ambulances, bedside helpful arm, as a transport intermediate between drone and hospital.
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MRV.ELL 360 Immersive Lab
At MRV.ELL 360 Immersive Lab will be an extension of the Twins lab….by visualising and interacting in 3D with the Digital Twins (DT): Of a district with a million people, features as layers and simulating disease, facility and supply chain distribution; Of a 500 bedded hospital mapping the people, data and service flow and Of a human body with all organs and other available info from the available....
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MRV.ELL Living Lab
At MRV.ELL Living Lab our focus is on a key issue of today – siloed data, whether its personal data, data inside an organization, or data sharing across different organizations. Data discovery and integration is difficult and presents complex technical, organizational and policy challenges. A Living Lab allows MRV to be a microcosm for many big data efforts.
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Faculty / BOS Members & Advisers

Dr. Suresh Munuswamy
Dean & Professor MBBS (Madras), MPH (Oxford), PhD (Tokyo)

Ms Priyadarsini Suresh
Assistant Professor M.Sc.(Health Informatics), M.Sc. (Microbiology)

Ms. Nikita Jana
Assisstant Professor M.Sc. (Health Informatics), PG Diploma (Clinical Research), B.Sc. (Microbiology)

Ms. Nikita Jana
Assisstant Professor M.Sc. (Health Informatics), PG Diploma (Clinical Research), B.Sc. (Microbiology)

Mr. Rajesh Sirigireddy
Assistant Professor M.Sc.(Health Informatics), Master’s (Medical Instrumentation)

Mr. Rajesh Sirigireddy
Assistant Professor M.Sc.(Health Informatics), Master’s (Medical Instrumentation)

Mr. Prem Kumar Vislawath
Founder & Chief Innovator (Marut Drone) B.Tech (IIT Guwahati)

Dr Naresh Yallapragada
Founder PLATIX BDS, M.SC (Healthcare Informatics, London)

Nanda Kishore Kannuri
Associate Professor Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad Ph.D (Medical Anthropology), M.Phil (Medical Anthropology )

Nanda Kishore Kannuri
Associate Professor Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad Ph.D (Medical Anthropology), M.Phil (Medical Anthropology )

Jeyaseelan Jeyaraj
Co-Founder @ VerdureRCM PGP (UCLA Anderson School of Management), PhD (IIHMR University)

Jeyaseelan Jeyaraj
Co-Founder @ VerdureRCM PGP (UCLA Anderson School of Management), PhD (IIHMR University)
Industrial Partners


Teaching Pedagogy
1 Academic year = 2 Semesters
Semester = 90 working days = Minimum 15 weeks
1 credit = 15 hours of lectures/tutorials = 2.5 – 3 days (or)
1 credit = 30 hours of Practical/Lab/Fieldwork/Seminar = About 5 days
20 credits = approximately 12-15 weeks including holidays and other requirements
Summer term = 8 weeks
Summer Internship/Work-based occasional training/Regular courses/Additional courses/Backlogs = 1-2 weeks
2 credits – Summer internship
9 credits – Skills enhancement Courses
9 credits – Ability enhancement Courses
Teaching hours per day = 6 hours (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with a 1-hr lunch break)
S. No | Broad Category of Course | Minimum Credit Requirement | |
| 3-year UG | 4-Year UG | |
1 | Major (Core) | 60 | 80 |
2 | Minor Stream | 24 | 32 |
3 | Multidisciplinary | 9 | 6 |
4 | Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC) | 8 | 8 |
5 | Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) | 9 | 9 |
6 | Value Added Courses common for all UG | 6-8 | 6-8 |
7 | Summer Internship | 2-4 | 2-4 |
8 | Research Project/Disseration | – | 12 |
| Total | 120 | 160 |
Note — Honours students not undertaking research will take 3 courses for 12 credits instead of a research project/Dissertation.
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1 year UG certificate – 40 credits + 4 occasional credits
2-year UG Diploma – 80 credits + 4 occasional credits
3-year B.Sc. degree – 120 credits major discipline
4-year B.Sc. degree with honours – 160 credits in Major discipline
4-year Multidisciplinary B.Sc. degree with honours + research – 160 credits [75% marks and above in UG degree with 4th year research project or dissertation (12 credits) in the major discipline]
Students who exit with a UG certificate or UG diploma are allowed to re-entry within 3 years and complete the program within a maximum of 7 years
Eligibility for the UG Programs
3-year Bachelors degree – Senior Secondary School Leaving Certificate or Higher Secondary (12th Grade) Certificate obtained after successful completion of Grade 12 or equivalent stage of education
4-year Bachelors degree with honours – Senior Secondary School Leaving Certificate or Higher Secondary (12th Grade) Certificate obtained after successful completion of Grade 12 or equivalent stage of education
4-year Multidisciplinary Bachelors degree with Honours + Research B.Sc. – Senior Secondary School Leaving Certificate or Higher Secondary (12th Grade) Certificate obtained after successful completion of Grade 12 or equivalent stage of education

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