An MCh (Cardiothoracic Surgery) graduate from KEM Hospital, University of Bombay, Dr K R Balakrishnan has mastered an evidence-based approach to healthcare practices and refined clinical expertise in surgery. His areas of expertise include end-stage heart failure management (heart transplant & VAD implant), paediatric cardiac surgery, lung transplant, and heart and lung transplant. He has received numerous awards for his work and his work has been published in some of the highest-ranking medical journals.

Qualifications

1976
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry

1980
MS (Master of Surgery) in General Surgery
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

1982
MCh in Cardiothoracic Surgery
King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, Mumbai

Learn from Doctor

Conversation with Dr. K.R. Balakrishnan on Heart Failure

Dr K R Balakrishnan Heart & Lung & Transplant Mechanical Circulatory

Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan talks about the pandemic crisis being close to the similarity

Dr K R Balakrishnan Heart & Lung & Transplant Mechanical Circulatory

Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan talks about the pandemic crisis being close to the similarity

Dr K R Balakrishnan Heart & Lung & Transplant Mechanical Circulatory

Conversation with Dr. K.R. Balakrishnan on Heart Failure

Dr K R Balakrishnan Heart & Lung & Transplant Mechanical Circulatory

Breaking Boundaries: Lung Transplant on 78-Year-Old Patient

Dr K R Balakrishnan Heart & Lung & Transplant Mechanical Circulatory