Dr. Balazs Horvath, M.D., FASA

Media Releases

Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. Balazs Horvath, who serves patients in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Dr. Horvath is a board-certified anesthesiologist with M Physicians in Minneapolis, Minnesota. M Physicians is the premier multi-specialty academic physician practice established at the University of Minnesota and dedicated to serving the upper Midwest and beyond. 

Additionally, he serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. Founded in 1888, the University of Minnesota Medical School educates students and graduate physicians, provides patient care, and performs biomedical and clinical research. It is one of the largest schools in the country, with two campuses based in the Twin Cities and Duluth, Minnesota.

After earning his medical degree from the University of Szeged Faculty of Medicine in Szeged, Hungary, Dr. Horvath went on to complete his residencies in pediatrics, anesthesiology, and critical care medicine at Petz Aladár County Teaching Hospital in Gyor, Hungry. Upon relocating to the United States, he completed his residency in anesthesiology at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut.

In addition to being a Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Dr. Horvath is board-certified in both anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the mission of the ABA is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology. 

Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. Anesthesiologists, like Dr. Horvath, have the primary responsibility of monitoring the patient’s vital signs during surgery. 

Recommended Articles

• Lung Cancer : How to Treat it?

  Lung Cancer: There are two main types of lung cancer; small cell lung cancer (SCLC)  and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). These two types of lung cancers are based on the way the tumors grow and spread. Lung cancer has the highest rate of death toll out of all cancers in the US. The main causes...

• 10 Year Old with Muscular Dystrophy Finishes the Columbus Marathon

  No matter what is against them, throughout history humans have proved time and time again that they can push past beyond their limits. Society has continue to defied odds, against prior dispositions and against what was ever imaginable by all of humankind.  The stories that make up this very...

• Different Types of Physicians Explained

  Doctors or physicians are categorized according to different factors including medical specialties and subspecialties. Most doctors specialize in a specific area of medicine. This article provides a summary of the different types of doctors in the medical field. AllergistsAllergists are also...

• Recovery After a Laminectomy

  Laminectomy is a surgical procedure done for the removal of the lamina, bone spurs, and ligaments that may be putting pressure on your spinal nerves and causing lower back pain. The procedure is said to be one of the most commonly performed back surgeries. Below is a detailed information on what...

• What Is the Epiglottis?

  What is Epiglottis?Epiglottis is a elastic flap of tissue that is shaped like a thin leaf and situated at the root of the tongue. It protects the opening between the vocal cords, known as the entrance of the glottis. Epiglottis is covered with mucous membrane, which is a yellow elastic cartilage...

• What Are the Risks of Laminectomy?

  Your doctor will first attempt to give you other alternative treatments before recommending surgery. If your back pain still persists after treatment, your doctor may suggest for surgery as one of the solutions. Laminectomy is the most probable surgical procedure that you will have to undergo.Facts...