Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan
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Cardiac Surgeon | Chennai | IndiaMCh, 1982, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai MS, 1980, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi MBBS, 1976, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry | 30 years Years of Experiences
MGM Healthcare Chennai
- Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan is a Renowned Indian cardiothoracic surgeon, has made substantial contributions to the field over the course of his 30-year career.
- Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan has independently performed 16,000 heart surgeries during his illustrious three-decade career, demonstrating his unmatched expertise and commitment to furthering cardiovascular medicine.
- Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan has set the record for the most transplantations in India since 2010 by performing 180 heart transplants, 9 heart and lung transplants, and 23 lung transplants.
- The largest heart transplant program in India was carried out under the direction of Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan, demonstrating his visionary leadership and groundbreaking contributions to the advancement of cardiac transplantation in India.
- Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan is a skilled Cardiothoracic and Vascular specialist who can execute complex cardiac interventions such as Aortic valve replacement and repair, Mitral valve replacement, and Coronary Angiogram.
- Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan demonstrated his extraordinary skill by successfully reviving a patient via heart transplantation after 45 minutes of cardiac arrest.
- In India, Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan was the pioneer in introducing LVAD and HVAD pump implantation as destination therapy in india. He also oversaw the founding of Fortis Malar Hospital in Chennai, which is home to India’s First Comprehensive Centre for Heart Failure Management.
- Fellowship, 1990, Oregon Health Sciences University and St. Vincent Hospital, Portland, USA
- MCh, 1982, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai
- MS, 1980, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
- MBBS, 1976, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry
- TAPVC – Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair Arterial Switch
- Single Ventricle Defects Surgery
- ECMO Support
- Heart disease
- Device Closure- ASD VSD
- Balloon Septostomy
- Balloon Valvuloplasty – Aortic
- Pulmonary and Mitral
- Fetal Echocardiogram
- Coronary Angiogram
- Peripheral Angiogram
- PTCA-Percutaneous Transluminal
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Aortic Stent Grafting
- EPS-Electrophysiological
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant – Single Chamber
- Arrhythmia Treatment with Ablation and Pacemakers
- Coronary Artery Surgery
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
- Cardiac OPD Procedures
- ECG-Treadmill Test TMT
- 24 Hour Holter Monitoring
- Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
- Echocardiography with Color Doppler
- Stress Echocardiographyn
- PET Scan
- Off Pump beating CABG LV restoration
- Surgery
- Valve Repair Replacement
- Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Ross Procedure
- Cardiac Tumour Treatment
- Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
- Minimal access surgeries for valves
- ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) Closure
- Neonatal and Infant cardiac surgeries
- Complex congenital heart surgeriesg
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
- Thallium Test – Nuclear Stress Test
- 64 Slice CT Angiography
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