Dr. Gautam Balakrishnan, MD, FCCP
Critical Care Surgeon | Critical Care Medicine
5301 Faraon Street Plaza 3, Suite 210 St Joseph MO, 64506About
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)
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Professional Memberships
- SCCM
- AABIP
- ATS
- ACCP
Fellowships
- University of Missouri
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