Dr. Balasubramoniam K R

About Doctor

Dr. Balasubramoniam K R is an eminent Thoracic Surgeon with a rich experience of more than 13 years in the field.

His educational qualifications include an MBBS from Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, an MS in General Surgery from Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, and an MCh in CVTS from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram.

His area of expertise lies in treating Lung Transplantation for End-Stage Lung Failure, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery-VATS & Robotics, Comprehensive Management of Lung Cancer, Robotic Mediastinal Tumor Excision, and Thymectomy & Lobectomy.

Dr. Balasubramoniam K R has a wealth of publications featured on both national and international platforms.

He completed 600 VATS and 150 Robotic Procedures during his five-year tenure at AIMS. 

Medical Qualifications

• MBBS: Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram in 2001.
• MS: General Surgery from Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram in 2003.
• MCh: CVTS from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram in 2010.

Clinical Expertise

Professional Work Experience

• He was an Associate Professor of the Department of CVTS and Heart Lung Transplantation and Head of the Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Unit at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi.
• He was an Assistant Professor of the Department of CVTS, Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Aortic Division at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram.

Career Highlights

• Dr. Balasubramoniam K R has contributed extensively to the academic field with numerous publications, showcasing his research on both national and international platforms.
• Over the course of his five-year tenure at AIMS, he successfully performed 600 Video Assisted Thoracic Surgeries (VATS) and 150 Robotic Procedures.

Research and Fellowships

• Tracheal Allotransplantation-Lessons Learned. Subramania Iyer, Narayana Subramaniam, Balasubramoniam KR et al. Indian J Plast Surg 2020;53: 306-308
• Transforming nanofibres into woven nanotextiles for vascular application. Joseph J, Krishnan AG, Cherian AM, Rajagopalan B, Jose R, Varma P, et al. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces: 2018:10:19449-58
• Pulmonary adenocarcinoma masquerading as ILD. Akhilesh Kunoor, Balasubramoniam K.R., Deepu M, Sreeraj Nair, PT James. Pulmon: 2018: 20 (3) p117-120