S. M. Balaji is a
dental,
oral, and maxillofacial surgeon from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, who specializes in repair of
cleft palate
A cleft lip contains an opening in the upper lip that may extend into the nose. The opening may be on one side, both sides, or in the middle. A cleft palate occurs when the palate (the roof of the mouth) contains an opening into the nose. The ...
, rhinoplasty, ear reconstruction, jaw reconstruction, facial asymmetry correction, dental implantology, maxillofacial surgery and
Craniofacial surgery
Craniofacial surgery is a surgical subspecialty that deals with congenital disorder, congenital and acquired deformity, deformities of the human head, head, human skull, skull, face, neck, jaws and associated structures. Although craniofacial treat ...
. He is an alumnus of
Annamalai University
The Annamalai University (AU) is a public state university in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The sprawling campus offers courses of higher education in arts, science, engineering, management, humanities, agriculture, and physical education. ...
.
He was the first Indian to be the President of the 7th World Cleft Lip & Palate Congress held at Republic of Seychelles.
Awards
Balaji received in 2008 from the Indian President
Pratibha Patil
Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934), also known as Pratibha Patil Shekhawat, is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to become the president of India. A m ...
, the
B. C. Roy Award.
References
External links
Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital
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People from Kanyakumari district
Indian dentists
People from Tamil Nadu
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Missing middle or first names
Dr. B. C. Roy Award winners