Dato' Dr. Venugopal Balchand
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Dato' Dr. Venugopal Balchand is a Cardiothoracic Surgery specialist practising at Sri Kota Specialist Medical Centre, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Assunta Hospital in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. MedBay can arrange an appointment at no cost to you.
About
Dato' Dr. Venugopal Balchand is a distinguished Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, renowned for his extensive experience in complex cardiac procedures. In 2007, he was a key member of the surgical team that performed the second heart operation on Malaysia's former Prime Minister, Tun Mahathir. With over 5,000 open-heart procedures to his name, Dr. Balchand excels in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), aortic and mitral valve surgery, lung surgery, REDO heart surgery, and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS). He is a professional member of the National Heart Association of Malaysia and a frequent lecturer at medical conferences.
Where Dato' Dr. Venugopal Balchand practises
- Sri Kota Specialist Medical Centre — Klang, Selangor
- Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur — Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
- Assunta Hospital — Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Procedures & Expertise
- Heart Surgery
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Cardiac Assessment
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
- Cardiac Screening
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
- Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
- Coronary Angiogram
- Heart Valve Replacement
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Esophageal Cancer Surgery
- Bronchoscopy
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Closure
- Pectus Excavatum Treatment
- Pleural Biopsy and Drainage
- Echocardiogram
- Chest X-Ray
Qualifications
- MBBS
- M.Med (Surgery)
- FRCS (Edin)
- FHHAM
Languages
Indonesian, Malay, English, Tamil