Dr. Balachandran is a board certified cardiologist. She specializes in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. She was born in Lincolnshire, England and moved to Connecticut, where her family still lives. She pursued a Bachelors in Science at Boston University in Human Physiology, and completed her Doctor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut. She completed her Internal Medicine training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital. She moved to Houston Texas, to the Texas Heart Institute for her general cardiology training, and finally to Los Angeles, CA at Cedars Sinai Medical Center for her advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology training.
As a member of the American College of Cardiology and the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Dr. Balachandran contributes to medical research and has published numerous papers. Dr. Balachandran welcomes new patients and referrals.
Board Certifications:American Board of Internal Medicine, American College of Cardiology, National Board of Echocardiography
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Absolute Total Care (NEIC)
Absolute Total Care Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
Aetna (Exclusive Choice)
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
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Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina
Cigna
Cigna Medicare
Clover Health
Coventry
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First Choice Next
First Choice VIP Care Plus Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
First Choice/Select Health (NEIC)
First Health
Great West Healthcare (Part of Cigna now)
Healthy Blue Medicaid by Blue Choice
Humana ChoiceCare PPO (Group Health Plan) (through March 31, 2025)
Humana Healthy Horizons (through March 31, 2025)
Humana Medicare (through March 31, 2025)
Medcost
Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare)
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