About
Personal Statement
After 20 years of patient care in New York City, I am delighted and honored to join the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. As chief of the program at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, I am grateful for the opportunity to offer comprehensive cardiovascular services and provide excellence in outcomes and patient experience within the borough of Brooklyn. I look forward to fostering growth and building strong community relationships as a part of the WCM team.
I use my experience and expertise to provide individualized, patient-centered care with compassion. Heart surgery can be a challenging time for patients and their families. Our experienced team is dedicated in helping patients to navigate their journey through diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, with the goal of returning to an improved quality of life.
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
Expertise
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery
- Mitral Valve Repair Surgery
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Repair, Tricuspid Valve
- Pulmonary Embolectomy
- Structural Heart Disease
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Atrial Fibrillation, Surgical Treatment
- Cardiac Tumor
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Endocarditis
Biography
After graduating from an accelerated combined BA/MD program at the University of Missouri in 1993, Dr. Balaram completed her general surgery training at Creighton University. There she received a PhD in 1999 for her research in the biology of atherosclerosis. Her cardiothoracic residency at the University of Wisconsin in Madison was completed in 2003 and she moved to New York for additional training in minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery. She previously served as both Division Chief and Director of Quality for Cardiovascular Surgery at Mount Sinai Morningside, where she was as Associate Professor of Surgery at Icahn School of Medicine. Dr. Balaram is a member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery and Society of Thoracic Surgery.
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
American Medical Women’s Association Award
Jobst Award Vascular Research
Herbert Davis Scholarship Award
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon - NewYork-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery (Interim) - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- Ph.D., Creighton University School of Medicine, 1999
- B.A., University of Missouri, 1993
- M.D., University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, 1993
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
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Locations and Appointments
External Relationships
External Relationships
Relationships and collaborations with for-profit and not-for profit organizations are of vital importance to our faculty because these exchanges of scientific information foster innovation. As experts in their fields, WCM physicians and scientists are sought after by many organizations to consult and educate. WCM and its faculty make this information available to the public, thus creating a transparent environment.
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