Balakrishnan Mahesh, MBBS, MS, PhD, FRCS, FRCS (C-Th)
Background
Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Pennsylvania State Milton S Hershey Medical Center. 2022 onwards
Attending Cardiac and Transplant Surgeon, Associate Professor of surgery, Pennsylvania State Milton S Hershey Medical Center. 2021 onwards
Consultant Cardiac and Transplant Surgeon, Harefield Hospital, London, UK: 2017 - 2020
Consultant Cardiac and Transplant Surgeon, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK: 2015-2016
Faculty Clinical Instructor, Heart and Lung Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, USA: 2014-2015
Specialist Registrar, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital, UK: 2008-2014
PhD, Imperial College London, Harefield Hospital Heart Science Center, UK: 2004-2007
Other Interests
Heart Transplantation
Lung Transplantation
Cardiac assist devices
Coronary revascularisation with special emphasis on total arterial grafting
Mitral and tricuspid valve surgery including repairs
Aortic root replacement
Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement
Arrhythmia Surgery
Off pump Coronary revascularisation
Research
Role of antibody mediated rejection in affecting outcomes following heart transplantation
Right ventricular function following heart transplantation, as well as implantation of left ventricular assist devices.
Printer-friendly [3] Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Minimally Invasive
- Cardiac
- Heart failure
- Aortic valve disease
- Mitral valve disease
- Tricuspid valve disease
- Transplant
- Aorta