Seshadri Balaji, M.D.

Academic and Clinical Positions

Director, Arrhythmias, electrophysiology and Pacing; Vice Chair, Outpatient Pediatrics

Professor

Biography

Dr Balaji provides care for children and adults with congenital heart disease of all kinds. He sub-specializes in rhythm disorders and arrhythmias, patients with pacemakers and those needing drug or ablation therapy for arrhythmias. He has experience and interest in the care of sudden arrhythmic death syndromes such as long QT syndrome and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He also sees patients with unexplained syncope. He performs pacemaker and defibrillator implants and electrophysiology studies and catheter ablation procedures for a wide range of arrhythmias.

Professional Education

• Degrees:
  MRCP, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK, 1986
  Ph.D., Vrije University, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2007
  
• Residency:
  Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK 1984-1987
• Fellowships:
  Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK 1988-1991
  Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology:, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC, 1992-1993

Certifications

• Certifications:
  Board Certified in Pediatrics (American Board of Pediatrics) 2003
  Board Certified in Pediatric Cardiology (American Board of Pediatrics) 2004
  

Memberships and Associations

American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Heart Rhythm Society, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Electrophysiology Society.