K R Balakrishnan is an Indian cardiothoracic and

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. He is the member of

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. K R Balakrishnan earned

MBBS A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (; MBBS, also abbreviated as BM BS, MB ChB, MB BCh, or MB BChir) is a medical degree granted by medical schools or universities in countries that adhere to the United Kingdom's higher education tradi ...

degree from

JIPMER The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) is a medical school located in Pondicherry, India. JIPMER is an Institute of National Importance (INI) and a tertiary care referral hospital. It is under the dire ...

, Pondicherry in 1976. He completed MS in General Surgery from

AIIMS The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a group of autonomous government public medical universities of higher education under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. These institutes ha ...

, New Delhi in 1980. Balakrishnan also qualified M.Ch. in Cardio Thoracic Surgery from

KEM Hospital King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College is a public medical college and hospital, located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded in 1926; it is affiliated with Maharashtra University of Health Science ...

, Mumbai, in 1982. Balakrishnan was the Professor and Head of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at

Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER) is a private institute located in Porur, Chennai, India. SRIHER consists of nine constituent colleges and faculties with more than 6,000 students. SRIHER was founded by Sri Rama ...

, Chennai from 1994 to 2008. Balakrishnan was the director of cardiac sciences at Fortis Malar Hospital Chennai till October 2019. Balakrishnan performed the first LVAD and HVAD pump transplant in India in 2012 and 2013 respectively.

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Interview with Economic Times Healthworld
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balakrishnan, K R Living people Indian cardiac surgeons Year of birth missing (living people) Indian medical doctors