Dr. Gautam Balakrishnan, MD, FCCP, Internist
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Dr. Gautam Balakrishnan, MD, FCCP

Critical Care Surgeon | Critical Care Medicine

5301 Faraon Street Plaza 3, Suite 210 St Joseph MO, 64506
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Dr. Gautam Balakrishnan is a critical care surgeon practicing in St Joseph, MO. Dr. Balakrishnan specializes in the needs of critically ill surgical patients. Critical care surgeons are experts in treating physiologic responses to tissue injury from trauma, burns, infections, acute inflammation, operation and more. They are also trained to know how such injuries interact with other diseases that a patient may have. As a critical care surgeon, Dr. Balakrishnan has a broad knowledge base and full understanding of the biology of the critically ill patient and the patients organ system functions.

Education and Training

Sri Ramachandra Medical College And Research Institute

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)

Pulmonary Disease (Internal Medicine)

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Areas of expertise and specialization

Lung cancerCopdEmphysemaAsthmaLung nodulesBronchoscopyEBUSRobotic bronchoscopyBronchoscopic lung volume reductionCentral airway obstructionCardiogenic shockSeptic shockARDSAcute respiratory failure

Professional Memberships

  • SCCM  
  • AABIP  
  • ATS  
  • ACCP  

Fellowships

  • University of Missouri

Dr. Gautam Balakrishnan, MD, FCCP's Practice location

St. Joseph\'s Hospital

5301 Faraon Street Plaza 3, Suite 210 -
St Joseph, MO 64506
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New patients: 816-271-1385, 816-271-1385
Fax: 816-271-1379
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