
Diwaker D. Balachandran MD
Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
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1515 Holcombe BlvdHouston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-792-6161
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Education & Training
University of ChicagoFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
TX State Medical License 2003 - 2027
OK State Medical License 2020 - 2021
IL State Medical License 1998 - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification ClinicStation, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013-2015
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Using actigraphy to evaluate physical activity in patients with pleural effusion: a pilot study.Sami I Bashour, Asad Khan, Diwakar D Balachandran, David Ost, George Eapen
Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2026-02-28 - Intrathoracic manifestations of hematologic malignancies: a narrative review.Kshama Bhyravabhotla, Gregory Gaskey, Jeremy R Walder, Diwakar D Balachandran, Sujith V Cherian
Annals of Translational Medicine. 2025-12-31 - Study protocol for Project SHINE (Sleep Health INitiative for Equity): A community-based pilot RCT to promote sleep and physical activity among Black/African American ...Ivan Hc Wu, Lorna McNeill, Kristen Knutson, Yisheng Li, Diwakar Balachandran
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2025-12-01
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