K R Balakrishnan

K R Balakrishnan is an Indian cardiothoracic and heart transplant surgeon. He is the member of Indian Medical Association.[1]

K R Balakrishnan
NationalityIndian
EducationMBBS, M.S., M.Ch.
Medical career
ProfessionCardiothoracic & transplant surgeon

K R Balakrishnan earned MBBS degree from JIPMER, Pondicherry in 1976. He completed MS in General Surgery from AIIMS, New Delhi in 1980. Balakrishnan also qualified M.Ch. in Cardio Thoracic Surgery from KEM Hospital, Mumbai, in 1982.

Balakrishnan was the Professor and Head of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai from 1994 to 2008.[2]

Balakrishnan was the director of cardiac sciences at Fortis Malar Hospital Chennai till October 2019.[3][4][5] Balakrishnan performed the first LVAD and HVAD pump transplant in India in 2012 and 2013 respectively.[6]

References
  1. "'VNIT being noticed at national stage due to Kutuhal' - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "INTERVIEW: Dr. K R Balakrishnan, Director, Cardiac Sciences, Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai - ET HealthWorld". ETHealthworld.com.
  3. "Remembering India's first heart transplant surgery". livemint. 3 August 2016.
  4. "Three years after heart transplant, HR executive to run Mumbai marathon - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. Kirpal, Viney (31 March 2019). "Hearts are for giving". The Hindu.
  6. "Russian boy, 8, embraces 'rejected' heart at Chennai hospital - Times of India ►". The Times of India.
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