About Dr. K.R. Bala Krisnan
- Dr. K.R. Bala Krisnan is a famous and reputed Cardio-thoracic surgeon in Chennai.
- He has coveted experience of more than 30 years and has been credited with India’s First LVAD and HVAD pump implant as the destination.
- Dr. Bala Krisnan has finished his MBBS from JIPMER, MS (General Surgery) from the renowned AIIMS, Delhi. Following which he completed his MCh (Cardiothoracic Surgery) from KEM Hospital, University.
- He commended India’s First Inclusive Centre for Heart Failure Management at Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai.
- Dr. Bala Krisnan has closely worked with Sir Brian Barratt –Boyes, Greenlane Hospital, New Zealand.
- He is also actively involved with numerous institutions to develop Pulsatile and continuous flow LVADs (Left Ventricular Assist Device) and molecular biology of ventricular hypertrophy.
- He is the first cardiologist in India to successfully execute HVAD implant surgery and LVAD implant surgery as a destination.
Hospitals
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Specialization
- End-stage heart failure management (Heart Transplant & VAD implant)
- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
- Lung Transplant
List Of Treatments
- Neonatal and Infant cardiac surgeries
- Closure of defects like ASD VSD
- Complex congenital heart surgeriesg
- TAPVC – Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair Arterial Switch
- Single Ventricle Defects Surgery
- ECMO Support
- Device Closure- ASD VSD
- Balloon Valvuloplasty – Aortic
- PDA Device Closure
- Coronary Angiogram
- Renal Angiogram
- Cerebral Angiogram
- Peripheral Angiogram
- PTCA-Percutaneous Transluminal
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Aortic Stent Grafting
- EPS-Electrophysiological
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant – Single Chamber
- IVC Filter Insertion
- Biventricular Pacing
- AICD
- Trigger Point Injection (TPI)
- PTMC – Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy
- Cardiac Catherisation for congenital
- heart disease
- Balloon Septostomy
- Pulmonary and Mitral
- Closure of Fistulas
- Fetal Echocardiogram
- Pediatric interventional cardiology
- CARDIAC SURGERY – ADULTS
- Off Pump beating CABG LV restoration
- surgery
- Valve Repair Replacement
- Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Ross Procedure
- Cardiac Tumour Treatment
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Treatment
- Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
- Minimal access surgeries for valves
- ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) Closure
- Aortofemoral Bypass Surgery
- PTE – Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
- 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 )
- 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
- Transesophageal Echocardiography – TEE
- Stress Echocardiographyn
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
- Thallium Test – Nuclear Stress Test
- 64 Slice CT Angiography
- PET Scan
- Angiography
- Heart transplant
Work Experience
• Director, Fortis Malar Hospital ,Chennai
• Senior Registrar ,Sir Brian Baratt-Boyes, Cardio Thoracic Unit, Green Lane Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand
• Specialist ,Railway Hospital, Perambur, Madras
Education
- MBBS, JIPMER, Pondicherry
- MS, AIIMS
- MCh, KEM Hospital ,University of Bombay
Awards
- Awarded a distinction in M.Ch which was first ever awarded by Bombay
- University in Cardio Thoracic Speciality
- Hiralal gold medal in surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
