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Dr. Dinesh Balakrishnan

Dr. Dinesh Balakrishnan

Associate Professor 

28 years of experience

Liver Transplant Surgeons, Surgical Gastroenterologists, Surgical Oncologists

MBBS, MS, DNB, Fellowship

Amrita Hospital, Faridabad

English, Hindi

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About Dr. Dinesh Balakrishnan

  • Dr. Dinesh Balakrishnan is a distinguished Surgical Gastroenterologist, Surgical Oncologist, and Liver Transplant Surgeon with over 28 years of experience.
  • His expertise lies in Gastrointestinal Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Liver Transplantation, Small Bowel Transplantation, and Pancreas Transplantation, among other fields.
  • His educational qualifications include an MBBS from Medical College Calicut in 1996, an MS (General Surgery) from Medical College Kottayam in 2001, and a DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology) from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  • Following his post-graduation, Dr. Balakrishnan served as a lecturer in the Department of General Surgery at Kottayam Medical College.
  • Upon completing his specialization, he became a Clinical Assistant Professor in the same department.
  • In 2010, Dr. Balakrishnan assumed the role of senior clinical fellow at Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge, focusing on Transplant Surgery.
  • During his tenure, he gained extensive experience in organ retrieval, implantation, and the care of patients undergoing multivisceral transplants.
  • Dr. Balakrishnan has been actively involved in public health initiatives, collaborating with state government bodies like KNOS and voluntary organizations such as the National Service Society.
  • He has conducted numerous awareness camps across the state on public health issues and promoted awareness about organ donation.
  • He is an active member of the Association of Surgeons of India, the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, and the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India.
  • Dr. Balakrishnan is fluent in English and Hindi.

Education

  • MBBS, Medical College Calicut, 1996
  • MS (General Surgery), Medical College Kottayam, 2001
  • DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • Fellowship in Transplant Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge, 2010

Past Experience

  • Lecture, Kottayam Medical College, 2001

Associations/Membership

  • Association of Surgeons of India
  • Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India

Paper Published

  • Double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial of N-acetylcysteine infusion following live donor liver transplantation Hepatology International 2020
  • Antegrade Hepatic Artery and Portal Vein Perfusion Versus Portal Vein Perfusion Alone in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Trial Liver Transplantation 2019
  • Dengue virus transmission from live donor liver graft American Journal of Transplantation 2019
  • Biliary complications among live donors following live donor liver transplantation Surgeon 2017
  • Intraductal Transanastomotic Stenting in Duct-to-Duct Biliary Reconstruction after Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Trial Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2017
  • Quality of life of liver donors following donor hepatectomy Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 2017
  • Pregnancy After Liver Transplantation: Outcomes from a Single-Center Experience Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology 2019
  • Small Bowel Transplant—Observations from Initial Setback Indian Journal of Surgery 2020
  • Liver transplant in acute Liver failure- Looking Back Journal of Clinical and experimental hepatology 2019
  • Randomized trial of steroid-free immunosuppression with basiliximab induction in adult live donor liver transplantation (LDLT) HPB 2020
  • Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure: Not Supportive Enough? Indian J Surg 2021
  • Quality of life five years following transplantation Indian Journal of gastroenterology 2021
  • The technique of robotic Right Donor Hepatectomy Journal of minimal Access Surgery 2021 Transplantation? JCEH 2017

Field of Expertise

  • Abdominal Surgery
  • ABO Incompatible Transplant
  • Adhesion Lysis
  • Adrenal Cancer Treatment
  • Appendectomy
  • Benign and Cancerous Tumor Excision
  • Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
  • Biliary Drainage and Stenting
  • Brain Tumor Surgery
  • Breast Biopsy
  • Carcinoid Tumor Treatment
  • Cardiomyotomy
  • Castleman Disease Treatment
  • Chemotherapy
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • Colonoscopy
  • Colorectal Screening
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Completion Thyroidectomy
  • D2 Gastrectomy
  • Deceased Donor Liver Transplants (DDLTs)
  • Endometrial Cancer Treatment
  • Endoscopic Gastrostomy
  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
  • Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG)
  • Endoscopic Tumor Removal
  • Esophagectomy
  • Ewing Family of Tumors Treatment
  • Fine Needle Aspiration
  • Foregut Surgery
  • Fundoplication
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastric Suction (Stomach Pumping)
  • Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD) Treatment
  • Hemicolectomy
  • Hemorrhoid Banding
  • Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Hepatectomy (Liver Resection)
  • Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
  • Hiatal Hernia Repair
  • Hormone Therapy
  • Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
  • Ileoanal Anastomosis (J-Pouch) Surgery
  • Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
  • Immunotherapy
  • Incompatible Kidney Transplant
  • Inguinal Hernia Repair with Mesh
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
  • Intestinal Transplant
  • Kaposi Sarcoma Treatment
  • Kidney Transplant
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Laparoscopic Colon Resection
  • Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct (CBD) Exploration
  • Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Splenectomy
  • Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
  • Liver Transplant
  • Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT)
  • Lobectomy
  • Low Anterior Resection
  • Lumpectomy
  • Lung Transplant
  • Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
  • Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment
  • Meckel's Diverticulectomy
  • Metastatic Tumor Treatment
  • Minimally Invasive Cancer Surgery
  • Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer Treatment
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Treatment
  • Oncological Surgery
  • Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Pancreas Transplant
  • Pancreatic Surgery
  • Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment
  • Partial Colectomy
  • Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Pediatric Liver Transplant
  • Penile Cancer Treatment
  • Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
  • PET CT Scan
  • Portal Vein Embolization (PVE)
  • Proctectomy
  • Proton Therapy
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Radioisotope Therapy
  • Recurrent Hernia Surgery
  • Retroperitoneum Surgery
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) Treatment
  • Robotic Cancer Surgery
  • Robotic Hernia Surgery
  • Skin Lymphoma Treatment
  • Small Bowel Resection
  • Small Intestine Cancer Treatment
  • Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Subtotal Proctocolectomy
  • Targeted Therapy
  • Thymectomy
  • Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment
  • Total Colectomy
  • Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)
  • Umbilical Hernia Surgery
  • Upper GI Endoscopy
  • Vaginal Cancer Treatment
  • Vulvar Cancer Treatment
  • Whipple Procedure
  • Whipple Surgery
  • Achalasia
  • Acidity
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL)
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Adenosquamous Carcinoma
  • Adrenocortical Carcinoma
  • Adult Hodgkins Lymphoma
  • AIDS-Related Cancer
  • Ameloblastoma
  • Anal Cancer
  • Anaplastic Carcinoma
  • Appendix Cancer
  • Atypical Hyperplasia
  • Atypical Spindle Cell Tumor
  • Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
  • Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) Treatment for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
  • Benign Bone Tumors
  • Benign Hematology
  • Benign Lung Tumors
  • Benign Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Bile Duct Cancer, Stones, & Strictures
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Bloating
  • Blood Cancer
  • Bone Cancer
  • Bone Marrow Cancer
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer During Pregnancy
  • Breast Cancer Recurrence
  • Bronchial Tumors
  • Burkitt Lymphoma
  • Cancer in Children
  • Carcinoid Syndrome
  • Carcinoid Tumor (Gastrointestinal)
  • Carcinoid Tumors of the Lungs
  • Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome (CACS)
  • Celiac Disease
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Cholecystitis
  • Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIP)
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
  • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
  • Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Constipation
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
  • Cyclic Neutropenia
  • Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
  • Desmoid Tumor
  • Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
  • Elevated PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Level
  • Embryonal Tumors
  • Enterocutaneous Fistula (ECF)
  • Eosinophilia
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophagectomy
  • Esthesioneuroblastoma
  • Estrogen Dependent Cancers
  • Ewing Sarcoma
  • Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor
  • Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
  • Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
  • Failure to Thrive (FTT)
  • Fallopian Tube Cancer
  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP): Inherited
  • Femoral Hernia
  • Follicular Lymphoma
  • Free Flap Surgery for Treating Osteoradionecrosis
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Gallbladder Stone
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Gastric Ulcer
  • Gastritis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
  • Giant Cell Tumor
  • Gum Tumor
  • Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL)
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Heart Cancer
  • Heartburn
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Hepatocellular Cancer
  • Hepatomegaly (Enlarged Liver)
  • Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
  • Hirschsprung's Disease
  • Hurthle Cell Carcinoma
  • Hypopharyngeal Cancer
  • Hypopharyngeal Cancer
  • Immunotherapy
  • In-situ Breast Cancer
  • Incontinence After Prostate Surgery
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Inflammatory Breast Cancer
  • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
  • Intestinal Ischemia
  • Intraocular Melanoma
  • Invasive Breast Cancer
  • Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Islet Cell Tumor
  • Kaposi Sarcoma
  • Large Cell Carcinoma
  • Large Granular Lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia
  • Leukemia
  • Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Liver Cysts & Liver Tumors
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphatic Cancer
  • Lymphocytosis
  • Male Breast Cancer
  • Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH)
  • Malignant Mesothelioma
  • Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Mediastinal Tumor
  • Medullary Carcinoma
  • Melanoma
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma
  • Metastatic Cancer
  • Metastatic Spinal Tumors
  • Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary
  • Metastatic Tumors
  • Mouth Cancer
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndromes
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes
  • Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • NUT Midline Carcinoma
  • Obstructive Jaundice
  • Oncogenic Osteomalacia
  • Ophthalmic Cancer
  • Oral Cancer
  • Oropharyngeal Cancer
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
  • Ovarian Primary Peritoneal Cancer
  • Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumor
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Pancreatic Pseudocysts
  • Pancreatitis
  • Paraganglioma
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes
  • Parathyroid Cancer
  • Parotid Gland Tumor
  • Pediatric Chordomas
  • Pediatric Ependymoma
  • Pediatric Germ Cell Tumor
  • Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumor
  • Pediatric Spinal Tumor
  • Pediatric Vascular Tumors
  • Penile Cancer
  • Peptic Ulcer
  • Pharyngeal Cancer
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)
  • Pineal Region Tumor
  • Plasma Cell Neoplasms
  • Pleural Tumor
  • Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
  • Polyposis Syndrome
  • Portosystemic Shunt (PSS)
  • Prostate Cancer
  • PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome (Cowden Syndrome and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome)
  • Pulmonary Nodules
  • Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
  • Rectal Cancer
  • Rectum Perforation
  • Recurrent Cancer
  • Relapsed ALL
  • Relapsed AML
  • Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
  • Renal Cell Cancer
  • Retinoblastoma (Cancer of the Eye)
  • Retroperitoneal Tumor
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Right Hemicolectomy
  • Salivary Gland Cancer
  • Sarcoma
  • Sezary Syndrome
  • Sigmoid Volvulus
  • Skin Cancer
  • Skull Base Tumor
  • Small Cell Carcinoma
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Small Intestine Cancer
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  • Spinal Tumor
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
  • Stage 4 Cancer
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Sun Exposure & Skin Cancer
  • Synovial Sarcoma
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Throat Cancer
  • Thrombocytosis
  • Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
  • Thymus Gland Tumor
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Tracheobronchial Tumor
  • Transitional Cell Cancer
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Urethral Cancer
  • Uterine Sarcoma
  • Vaginal Cancer
  • Vascular Tumor
  • Ventral Hernia
  • Vulvar Cancer
  • Wilms Tumor
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