K R Balakrishnan

K R Balakrishnan is an Indian cardiothoracic surgeon, senior heart transplant surgeon and currently the Chairman of Cardiac Sciences, and the Director of Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support at MGM Healthcare Chennai[1]. He was the director of cardiac sciences at Fortis Malar Hospital Chennai till October 2019.[2][3][4] Balakrishnan performed the first permanent artificial heart transplant in India with HeartMate II LVAD and performed the largest number of heart transplants in India. He has performed several first cardiac surgeries in India which includes the first pediatric heart transplant on a 2 year old Russian kid. He also did the first LVAD and HVAD pump transplant in India in 2012 and 2013 respectively.[5]

K R Balakrishnan
NationalityIndian
EducationMBBS, M.S., M.Ch.
Years active1982 to Present
Known forHeart Transplantation, Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Congestive Heart Failure, Lung transplants
Medical career
ProfessionCardiothoracic & transplant surgeon
InstitutionsMGM Healthcare, Chennai
Awards
  • FICCI Special Jury Award, 2017
  • Best Doctor Award by the Tamilnadu Government, 2017
  • Double Helical National Health Award, 2017

He is the member of Indian Medical Association.[6]


Career

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.[7]


He performed by pass surgery of a shop owner from Gujarat "Jaisukhabi Thakur" who had no pulse.[8][9]

Awards & recognitions
  • FICCI Special Jury Award 2017[10][11][12]
  • Best Doctor Award by the Tamilnadu Government in 2017[13][14]
  • Double Helical National Health Award in 2017[15]

Research Publications

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Komarakshi_Balakrishnan

Resources
  1. "Healthcare | Best Super-MultiSpecialty Hospital in Chennai". MGM. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  2. "Remembering India's first heart transplant surgery". livemint. 3 August 2016.
  3. "Three years after heart transplant, HR executive to run Mumbai marathon - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. Kirpal, Viney (31 March 2019). "Hearts are for giving". The Hindu.
  5. "Russian boy, 8, embraces 'rejected' heart at Chennai hospital - Times of India ►". The Times of India.
  6. "'VNIT being noticed at national stage due to Kutuhal' - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. "INTERVIEW: Dr. K R Balakrishnan, Director, Cardiac Sciences, Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai - ET HealthWorld". ETHealthworld.com.
  8. "45 minutes after heart stops, man revived, gets new heart". The Hindu. 20 April 2016.
  9. "Doctors in Chennai hospital revive patient's heart 45 minutes after it stops beating - Times of India". The Times of India.
  10. "FICCI awards Dr KR Balakrishnan for his contribution to Healthcare,Medical Dialogues,Aug 31, 2017". ficci.in.
  11. "Dr K R Balakrishnan awarded FICCI Special Jury Award for Contributions to Healthcare". This Week India.
  12. "Dr K R Balakrishnan awarded FICCI Special Jury Award for Contributions to Healthcare and Medical Science" (PDF). fortishealthcare.com.
  13. "Tamil Nadu Government honours Dr KR Balakrishnan with Best Medical Practitioner's Award, 2017 | ChennaiCityNews". Chennaicity News.
  14. "Tamil Nadu govt honours doctor who attested Jayalalithaa's thumb impression - Times of India". The Times of India.
  15. "Dr Balakrishnan of Fortis awarded for his contributions to healthcare". eletsonline.com.
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