麻豆果冻传媒

麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health Announces New Surgeon-in-Chief

For release: February 1, 2022聽

Karthik Balakrishnan, MD, MPH

STANFORD, Calif. 鈥 Renowned pediatric otolaryngologist Karthik Balakrishnan, MD, MPH, has been appointed as the new surgeon-in-chief at 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health.聽

Dr. Balakrishnan specializes in otolaryngology, caring for children with complex disorders of breathing, voice, and swallowing. He is an expert in complex surgical reconstruction of the larynx (voice box) and trachea (windpipe), innovative approaches to pediatric airway reconstruction, and vascular anomalies of the head and neck.

He joined the Stanford Department of Otolaryngology鈥揌ead and Neck Surgery and Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford faculty as associate professor in early 2020. In addition, he took on the role of medical director for surgical performance improvement鈥攁 key indicator in the hospital鈥檚 recent American College of Surgeons (ACS) pediatric surgical verification. He also serves in several other leadership roles in 麻豆果冻传媒, including co-chair of the Teamwork Advisory Council, co-lead for the Otolaryngology Department鈥檚 diversity, equity, and inclusion program, and American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Pediatric Surgeon Champion.

Dr. Balakrishnan follows James Dunn, MD, PhD, after five incredibly successful years in the surgeon-in-chief position. Dr. Dunn will remain as the Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery, focusing on his bioengineering research as well as surgical care for children at Stanford.

鈥淲hile his accomplishments were numerous, I want to recognize James for his leadership in opening our state-of-the-art Bonnie Uytengsu and Family Surgery and Interventional Center in 2018, growing our surgical services at John Muir Health, and becoming verified as a Level 1 pediatric surgical center by the ACS for Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford,鈥 says Dennis Lund, MD, chief medical officer of Stanford Children鈥檚 Health. 鈥淲e greatly appreciate all of James鈥 fantastic work.鈥

Dr. Balakrishnan will start his new role February 1, 2022.

Media Contact

Katie Chen
media@stanfordchildrens.org
(650) 465-4872

About 麻豆果冻传媒 Children's Health

麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health, with聽Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford聽at its center, is the Bay Area鈥檚 largest health care system exclusively dedicated to children and expectant mothers. Our network of care includes more than 65聽locations聽across Northern California and more than 85 locations in the U.S. Western region.聽Along with Stanford Health Care and the Stanford School of Medicine, we are part of聽, an ecosystem harnessing the potential of biomedicine through collaborative research, education, and clinical care to improve health outcomes around the world. We are a nonprofit organization committed to supporting the community through meaningful outreach programs and services and providing necessary medical care to families, regardless of their ability to pay. Discover more at聽stanfordchildrens.org.