Dr Keki Balsara is a cardiothoracic surgeon based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Academic History
Dr Balsara completed a BA in 1998 at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also earned his MD. He pursued his internship, residency and fellowship at Duke University, and another residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He completed an MBA at The Wharton School in 2019.
Career Overview
Dr Balsara worked as a cardiothoracic surgeon and surgical intensivist at the Washington University in St. Louis, before taking his current position as Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2018.
Career Timeline
1994 - 1998: BA, University of Pennsylvania
1998 - 2003: MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
2003 - 2004: General Surgery Intern, Duke University
2004 - 2010: General Surgery Resident, Duke University
2010 - 2011: Critical Care Fellow, Duke University
2011 - 2014: Cardiothoracic Resident, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
2014 - 2018: Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Surgical Intensivist, Washington University in St. Louis
2018 - Present: Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2019: MBA, The Wharton School
Recognition
2011: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
2012: American Board of Surgery, Critical Care
2015: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Joel Cooper Career Development Award - International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
American Association of Thoracic Surgery Leadership Academy
Danny O. Jacobs Award for Surgical Excellence - Duke University Medical Center
