Overview

Dr. Balakrishna brings on the table, a wealth of experience in Surgical Gastroenterology. In his illustrious career so far, Dr, Balakrishna has conducted many complex surgeries successfully, which include: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Blunt Abdominal Trauma and Hollow Viscus Perforation. He has also been a part of the transplant team performing multi-organ harvesting from deceased donors and orthotopic liver transplantations.
He has abundant experience in assessing and managing surgical emergencies and trauma patients in the Emergency and GI Surgery Departments. He had led surgical teams on many occasions during surgical emergencies related to abdominal issues which include massive GI Bleed, acute necrotizing pancreatitis and bowel obstruction, to name a few.

Education & Qualifications

• M.B.B.S. - Bangalore Medical College
• MS ( General Surgery) - KIMS, Hubli
• DNB (General Surgery) - NBE
• M.Ch ( Surgical Gastroenterology) - AIIMS, New Delhi

Experience

• Served as an Asst. Professor (General Surgery) in institutions of national repute, including MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore and SVIMS, Tirupati.
• Senior Resident at the Department of GI Surgery at SGPGIMS, Lucknow.

Specializations

• Minimal access & Robotic surgery
• HPB surgery and Liver Transplantation

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