Dr. K R Balakrishnan

MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Cardio-Thoracic Surgery)
Director – Cardiac Sciences & Chief Cardio-Thoracic Transplant Surgeon

Fortis Malar Hospital

40+ Years of Experience

Chennai

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Dr. K R Balakrishnan is a world-renowned pioneer and leading authority in cardiothoracic surgery, end-stage heart failure management, and heart-lung transplantation. An alumnus of JIPMER, AIIMS, and KEM Hospital, he is credited with establishing India’s first comprehensive Centre for Heart Failure Management at Fortis Malar Hospital. Dr. Balakrishnan has performed thousands of complex open-heart procedures and has a distinguished global reputation for performing India’s first Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) implants and high-volume pediatric cardiac transplants.

Heart & Lung Transplantation: Performing high-precision surgical procedures for heart, lung, and combined heart-lung transplantation.
Mechanical Circulatory Support (VAD/LVAD): Performing expert surgical implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices as destination therapy or bridge-to-transplant.
Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery: Performing complex arterial revascularization on the beating heart, with a focus on long-term graft patency.
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Performing advanced corrective procedures for complex congenital heart malformations in infants and young children.

Successfully completed over 16,000 cardiac procedures and more than 190 successful heart transplantation surgeries during his distinguished career.
Achieved historic clinical milestones, including performing two back-to-back heart transplants within six hours and executing complex pediatric transplants.
Pioneered clinical research on pulsatile and continuous-flow VADs and the molecular biology of ventricular hypertrophy.

Awarded the prestigious Hiralal Gold Medal in Surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi, and distinction honors in MCh by Bombay University.
Active fellow and keynote speaker at global cardiothoracic, heart failure, and organ transplantation summits.