Dr. KR Balakrishnan

About Dr. KR Balakrishnan-

One of India's top cardiothoracic surgeons and heart-lung transplant specialists, Dr. KR Balakrishnan, Chairman of the Institute of Cardiac Sciences | Director of the Institute of Mechanical Circulatory Support & Heart and Lung Transplant, MGM Healthcare, has more than 41 years of experience under his skilled fingers. Dr. KR Balakrishnan has honed his clinical and surgical expertise and perfected an evidence-based approach to healthcare practices.

You can book a consultation with Dr. KR Balakrishnan through the Credihealth website.

Work and achievements of Dr. KR Balakrishnan-

He is one of the best-known surgeons in the field and has performed over 503 heart transplants. The coveted Hiralal Gold Medal has been awarded to recognize Dr. Balakrishnan's achievements in the field of surgery. Through the publication of several publications, book chapters, and speeches at numerous national and international conferences, he has made contributions to the medical community during his career.

He has won many honors for his contributions, and some top medical magazines have published his work. Dr. Balakrishnan is a pioneer in his area and used the HeartMate II LVAD to accomplish the first permanent artificial heart transplant in India. He has also performed the most heart transplants in India.

He has done over 16,000 cardiac surgeries for various heart illnesses and disorders with the help of his team of specialists, including cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, cardiac anesthetists, and critical care physicians. He also received attention for leading the first pediatric heart transplant procedure in India, carried out on a kid from Russia who was two years and nine months old. He demonstrated his expertise in cardiology by successfully performing a heart transplant on a 78-year-old patient in Chennai, who may have been the oldest person in the city to receive a heart transplant.

Area of expertise of Dr. KR Balakrishnan-

• End-stage heart failure management (Heart Transplant & VAD implant)

• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

• Lung Transplant

Specialization of Dr. KR Balakrishnan-

• Angiography

• Heart Transplant

• Neonatal and Infant cardiac surgeries

• Complex congenital heart surgeries

• Single Ventricle Defects Surgery

• ECMO Support

• Device Closure- ASD VSD

• Balloon Valvuloplasty – Aortic

• PDA Device Closure

• TAPVC 

• Coronary Angiogram

• PTCA-Percutaneous Transluminal

• Coronary Angioplasty

• Aortic Stent Grafting

• EPS-Electrophysiological

• Radiofrequency Ablation

• PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant – Single Chamber

• Biventricular Pacing

• AICD

• PTMC – Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy

• heart disease

• Balloon septostomy

• Pulmonary and Mitral

• Fetal Echocardiogram

• Off-Pump beating CABG LV restoration

• surgery

• Valve Repair Replacement

• Atrial Fibrillation Surgery

• Ross Procedure

• Cardiac Tumour Treatment

• Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery

• Minimal access surgeries for valves

• ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) Closure

• Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)

• Aortic Valve Replacement

• Mitral Valve Replacement

• VSD Closure (Adult) Surgery

• Heart Double Valve Replacement

• PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant – Double Chamber

• CRT- D Implant (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)

• Single Bypass and Valve Replacement

• Valve Replacement

• Congenital Heart Disorder CHD

• Heart Bypass – Minimally Invasive CABG

• Heart Implants

• Cardiac OPD Procedures

• ECG-Treadmill Test TMT

• 24-Hour Holter Monitoring

• Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)

• Echocardiography with Color Doppler

• Stress Echocardiography

• Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test

• Thallium Test – Nuclear Stress Test

• 64 Slice CT Angiography

• PET Scan

• Peripheral Angiogram

Top Procedures in Chennai: Kidney Transplant | Pacemaker Surgery | Coronary Angiography | Heart Valve Replacement | Best Cardiologist in Chennai 

Specialties in Chennai: ENT | Cardiologist |Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Joint Replacement | Pediatric Cardiologist | Gynecologic Oncology | IVF and Reproductive Medicine