Dr. Bijoy K Balakrishnan

Dr. Bijoy K Balakrishnan works as Senior Consultant, Head of Department and Programme Director in Fetal Medicine at Aster Medcity, Kochi. The doctor brings 19+ years of clinical experience to patient care.

Dr. Bijoy K Balakrishnan's work covers prenatal diagnosis, fetal imaging and fetal therapy. Dr. Bijoy K Balakrishnan has contributed to peer-reviewed medical literature.

Departments and Clinical Programmes

• Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Areas of Expertise

• Advanced Fetal Imaging
• Targeted fetal ultrasound
• Fetal echocardiography
• Fetal neurosonogramPrenatal Diagnostic Procedures
• Amniocentesis
• Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
• Fetal blood samplingFetal Therapeutic Procedures
• Intrauterine fetal blood transfusion
• Selective fetal reduction
• Thoracocentesis
• Thoraco-amniotic shunting
• Fetoscopy

Education and Training

• MBBS
• MS (OBG)
• Diploma in Fetal Medicine (FMF, UK)

Memberships and Professional Roles

• Member - National Board Specialist Committee for Maternal & Fetal Medicine
• Past President - Society of Fetal Medicine (Kerala)
• Executive Member - First Trimester Screening Committee (2015)
• Executive Member - Fetal Cardiology Working Group (2015)

Awards and Recognitions

• Ultrasound Trainer - FMF India (since 2016 )

Languages Spoken

English, Hindi, Malayalam