Dr. K R Balakrishnan

Heart Transplant 44 years of overall experience MGM Healthcare

About Dr. K R Balakrishnan

Dr. K R Balakrishnan, 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

Education & Certifications

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

Awards & Recognition

Awarded a distinction in M.Ch which was first ever awarded by Bombay University in Cardio Thoracic Speciality. Hiralal gold medal in surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi, 1980