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Dr Prof Balakumar S, Surgery

Dr Prof Balakumar S

Surgery
MBBS, MS - General Surgery, MCh - Vascular Surgery
32 yrs experience Chennai
6clinics

About Dr Prof Balakumar S

Dr. S Balakumar is a Vascular Surgeon working at the Helios Hospitals Private Ltd in Chennai. His expertise are in the use of minimally-invasive catheter procedures and surgical reconstruction for treatment of diseases of the vascular system or arteries and veins. Dr Balakumar has special interest in Laparoscopic Truncal Vagotomy and Laparoscopic Heller’s Cardiomyotomy. He completed his MBBS from the Annamalai University and later went on to specialising in surgery by obtaining MS in general surgery and MCh in Vascular surgery from the Madras Medical College in the years 2000 and 2006 respectively. A committed academic he also made various publications like the Lumbar Sympathectomy in the Text Book of Vascular Surgery released by the Vascular Society of India and Paediatric Coartation of Aorta in the Department of Paediatric Cardio Thoracic Surgery for the institute of Child Health.

Expertise

Services offered
Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis (targeted clot dissolving) Vascular Trauma (treatment for blood vessel injury) Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) (treatment for leg blood clot) Microvascular Surgery (microscope guided vessel surgery) Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis (Clot dissolving artery procedure) Cerebrovascular Surgery (brain blood vessel surgery) IVC Filter Placement (vena cava clot filter placement) Venous Angioplasty and Stenting (vein blockage opening procedure) Uterine Fibroid Embolization (fibroid blood supply blocking treatment) Tumor and AVM Embolization (blood vessel blockage treatment) Endovascular Treatment for Renal and Pulmonary AVM (AVM catheter treatment) Aorto-Iliac and Femoral Angioplasty (artery widening procedure) Renal Angioplasty and Stenting (kidney artery blockage treatment) Intracranial Vascular Stenting (brain artery stent procedure) Arterial Thrombosis Treatment (treatment for artery blood clot) Brain Aneurysm Treatment (treatment for brain artery bulge) Brain Aneurysm Coiling (coil treatment for brain aneurysm) Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Embolization (Dural vessel abnormality blockage procedure) Brain Arteriovenous Fistula Embolization (Abnormal brain vessel blockage procedure) Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting (Neck artery stent procedure) Acute Stroke Thrombectomy (stroke clot removal procedure) Stroke Treatment (treatment for brain stroke) Angioplasty and Stenting (Blocked artery opening treatment) Interventional Radiology and Endovascular Surgery (minimally invasive vascular procedures) Aneurysm Stent-Assisted Coiling and Flow Diverter Treatment (brain aneurysm repair procedure) Scalp Cirsoid Aneurysm Treatment (treatment for scalp blood vessel abnormality) Scalp Cirsoid Aneurysm Embolization (scalp vessel abnormality treatment) Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins (laser therapy for leg veins) Spinal and Cerebral Tumor Embolization (tumor blood supply blocking) Head and Neck Tumor Embolization (tumor blood supply blocking) Carotid Body Tumor Embolization (Blood vessel blockage for tumor treatment) Peripheral Vascular Angioplasty and Stenting (limb artery opening procedure)

Credentials & experience

Education
MBBSAnnamalai Universtiy, none
MS - General SurgeryMadras Medical College, Chennai, none
MCh - Vascular SurgeryMadras Medical College, Chennai, none
Work & experience
Consultant — Apollo HospitalThanesar Haryana
1994 – 2018
Vascular Surgeon — Institute of Child Health, EgmoreThanesar Haryana
2006 – 2008
Registrations & certifications
Tamilnadu Medical CouncilTamilnadu Medical Council
Indian Medical Association (IMA)Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Awards & recognitions
Professor of Vascular Surgery for MCH postgraduates for last 11 yearsAward

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