Dr K R Balakrishnan
Chairman – Cardiac SciencesDirector – Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support.MGM Healthcare, Chennai.
Achievements
Surpassing Milestone: 520 Successful Heart Transplants Completed
Qualifications
1976
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry1980
MS (Master of Surgery) in General Surgery
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi1982
MCh in Cardiothoracic Surgery
King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, Mumbai
Biography
An MCh (Cardiothoracic Surgery) graduate from KEM Hospital, University of Bombay, Dr K R
Balakrishnan is a master of evidence-based o healthcare practices with clinical expertise in
surgery. End-stage heart failure management (heart transplant & VAD implant), paediatric
cardiac surgery, lung transplant, and heart and lung transplant are just some of his
specialisations. Dr. Balakrishnan has been a recipient of numerous awards , national and
international acclamation and various authorships in high-ranking medical journals.
With many prestigious accolades to his credit, he has also been actively involved in
extensive research of the molecular biology of ventricular hypertrophy and has helped
develop various institutions to develop novel surgical techniques. He also has won
international recognition by performing the first pediatric heart transplant in a 2 year nine-
month old child as well as a heart transplant in a 78 year old man.
