First Prize in surgery(1976), awarded by the Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India,
First, in the University, Obstetrics and Gynaecology(1976), Awarded by the University of Madras.
First, in the University, Medicine, awarded by the University of Madras.
Hiralal gold medal in surgery awarded by All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
First rank and distinction, cardiothoracic board finals, University of Bombay.
First distinction ever to be awarded by the Bombay University in the specialty
FICCI Special Jury Award 2017
Best Doctor Award by the Tamil Nadu Government in 2017
Double Helical National Health Award in 2017
About
Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan is a most eminent cardiothoracic & transplant surgeon.
Dr. Balakrishnan has done 329 heart transplants and 65 lung transplants so far.
Independently performed over 20,000 heart operations.
Dr. K R Balakrishnan is the director of India’s and Asia’s largest heart transplant programmes, performing close to 40 heart transplants each year.
At Fortis Malar Hospital in Chennai, Dr. K R Balakrishnan was instrumental in establishing India’s First Comprehensive Centre for Heart Failure Management.
Dr. K R Balakrishnan is a recognized expert in the management of end-stage heart failure and is credited with implanting the first LVAD and HVAD pump as destination therapy in India.
He has extensive experience treating complex congenital heart disease, including switches in infancy, TAPVR repair, the common AV Canal, and the use of Homograft arterial conduits.
Dr. Balakrishnan also performs other common cardiac procedures such as valve repair and replacement, aortic root replacement, and the Ross procedure.
