Dr. Govin Balasubramani

Cardiac Surgery 30 years of overall experience Gleneagles Health City Chennai

About Dr. Govin Balasubramani

Dr. Govini is an accomplished Cardiothoracic and Heart & Lung Transplant surgeon and specializes in caring for patient with all aetiologies of heart failure, chronic asthma, chronic lung disease which needs surgical management. Dr. Govini’s has trained under world-class transplant surgeons in Hong Kong, Austria, Germany and South Korea. Dr. Govini is one of the pioneer surgeons in establishing Lung Transplant, Heart & Lung Transplant program in India performing transplant surgeries in patients ranging from 17 years to 74 years. He specializes in Live Lung Transplant i.e. incorporating different lobes from two different donors – typically performed on paediatric patients. Dr. Govini is also proficient in VATS (Video assisted Thoracic Surgery) and MICS (Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery) for various heart & lung diseases amongst others. Although Dr. Govini is fluent in his mother tongue Telugu, he is also proficient in Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and of course English. Highlights: - Over 7000 open and closed heart surgeries in adults and children - 350 Heart & Lung Transplants - Leading Live Lung Transplant Surgeon in India - Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (OP-CABG) - Laser Lung Surgery

Education & Certifications

MBBS, MS - General Surgery, MCh - Cardio Thoracic Surgery

Awards & Recognition

Fellow of Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (FIACS) — highlighting professional excellence in CTVS His training under leading transplant experts and his role in setting up complex transplantation programs underscores his clinical prestige and surgical innovation—though specific formal awards aren’t listed in public profiles