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Mr. Thaddeus Mauswa
Zimbabwe→India·June 2025
“We felt at home in India. Thanks to Vaidam Health and Manipal Hospital, my angioplasty was smooth and affordable. Forever grateful for the care.”
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Dr. Vivekan Manoharan
Interventional Cardiologist
- Dr. Vivekan Manoharan is an interventional cardiologist with 9+ years of experience.
- His areas of expertise include treating hypertension, cholesterol and lipid disorders, coronary interventions, and heart failure and device therapies.
- He completed MBBS from Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, DNB in general medicine from National Board of Examination, New Delhi and DNB in cardiology from National Board of Examination, New Delhi.
- He is a member of Cardiological Society of India, European Society of Cardiology, Indian Medical Association and American College of Cardiology.
- Dr. Vivekan has written several publications under his name in national journals.
- He completed his cardiology training from prestigious hospitals.
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- Dr. Vivekan Manoharan is an interventional cardiologist with 9+ years of experience.
- His areas of expertise include treating hypertension, cholesterol and lipid disorders, coronary interventions, and heart failure and device therapies.
- He completed MBBS from Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, DNB in general medicine from National Board of Examination, New Delhi and DNB in cardiology from National Board of Examination, New Delhi.
- He is a member of Cardiological Society of India, European Society of Cardiology, Indian Medical Association and American College of Cardiology.
- Dr. Vivekan has written several publications under his name in national journals.
- He completed his cardiology training from prestigious hospitals.
Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan
Cardiac Surgeon
- Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan is a distinguished Cardiothoracic Surgeon with 46 years of experience.
- He has performed over 16,000 cardiac surgeries independently.
- Till now, he has carried out 180 heart transplants, 9 heart and lung transplants, and 23 lung transplants, setting a record for the highest number of transplantations in India.
- His areas of expertise include end-stage heart failure management (heart transplant and VAD implant), paediatric cardiac surgery, lung transplant, and heart and lung transplant.
- He led the team that executed the largest heart transplant program in India.
- Dr. Balakrishnan revived a patient whose heart had stopped for 45 minutes with a heart transplant.
- He pioneered the introduction of LVAD and HVAD pump implants as destination therapy in India.
- He also played a crucial role in establishing India’s First Comprehensive Centre for Heart Failure Management at Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai.
- Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan earned his MBBS from the University of Madras, India, in 1978. He completed his MS in General Surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, in 1980. He then pursued his MCh in Thoracic Surgery at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, graduating in 1982.
- He has received numerous awards, including the Double Helical National Health Award in 2017, the Best Doctor Award from the Tamil Nadu Government in 2017, and the Special Jury Award from FICCI in 2017.
- He also received the First Rank and Distinction in the Cardiothoracic Board Final from the University of Bombay and the Hiralal Gold Medal in Surgery from AIIMS, New Delhi, in 1980.
- His work has been published in high-ranking medical journals.
- Dr. Balakrishnan is a member of the Indian Medical Association.
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- Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan is a distinguished Cardiothoracic Surgeon with 46 years of experience.
- He has performed over 16,000 cardiac surgeries independently.
- Till now, he has carried out 180 heart transplants, 9 heart and lung transplants, and 23 lung transplants, setting a record for the highest number of transplantations in India.
- His areas of expertise include end-stage heart failure management (heart transplant and VAD implant), paediatric cardiac surgery, lung transplant, and heart and lung transplant.
- He led the team that executed the largest heart transplant program in India.
- Dr. Balakrishnan revived a patient whose heart had stopped for 45 minutes with a heart transplant.
- He pioneered the introduction of LVAD and HVAD pump implants as destination therapy in India.
- He also played a crucial role in establishing India’s First Comprehensive Centre for Heart Failure Management at Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai.
- Dr. K. R. Balakrishnan earned his MBBS from the University of Madras, India, in 1978. He completed his MS in General Surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, in 1980. He then pursued his MCh in Thoracic Surgery at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, graduating in 1982.
- He has received numerous awards, including the Double Helical National Health Award in 2017, the Best Doctor Award from the Tamil Nadu Government in 2017, and the Special Jury Award from FICCI in 2017.
- He also received the First Rank and Distinction in the Cardiothoracic Board Final from the University of Bombay and the Hiralal Gold Medal in Surgery from AIIMS, New Delhi, in 1980.
- His work has been published in high-ranking medical journals.
- Dr. Balakrishnan is a member of the Indian Medical Association.
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