Keki Rohinton Balsara MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving Street NorthwestNA-1Washington, DC 20010
Fax+1 202-877-6891
Overview of Dr. Balsara
As a board-certified cardiac surgeon and intensivist with nearly 10 years of experience in the field, Dr. Balsara sees patients across the entire spectrum of cardiac disease. This includes coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, aortic pathology, and complex re-operative surgery. He has a particular interest in end-stage heart failure, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. He brings with him a wealth of experience in expanding both the donor and recipient pools for transplantation, including the use of hepatitis-C and DCD-donors, as well as broad utilization of the TransMedics® OCS™ Heart System platform and normothermic regional perfusion.
Additional clinical interests include cardiac critical care and end-of-life care. Dr. Balsara has a particular interest in quality improvement and standardization of care to improve outcomes, reduce waste, and increase access to care. In particular, he is passionate about leveraging the scale of health systems to offer a variety of cutting-edge therapies to patients from varied geographic and economic backgrounds who have previously been denied access.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2011 - 2014
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2010 - 2011- Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2010
- Duke University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2003 - 2004
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
DC State Medical License 2022 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2011 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2014 - 2023
TN State Medical License 2018 - 2023
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2020
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2016
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Low- Versus High-capacity Impella for CS After AMI: A Systematic Review and Pooled Data Analysis.Dan Haberman, Beni Verma, Waiel Abusnina, Jason Galo, Kalyan R Chitturi
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2026-01-08 - Factors Associated With Outpatient Palliative Care Use in Patients With Long-Term Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Use.Marc El Khoury, Richa Gupta, Patrick Creechan, Michael Hockstein, Victor J Avila-Quintero
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2025-12-11 - Intraoperative Massive Acute Ventricular Wall Thickening During HeartMate 3 Implantation.Merna Hussien, Matthew Johnson, Elaine Huang, Tania A Vora, Farooq H Sheikh
Circulation. Heart Failure. 2025-12-01
Press Mentions
46 Cardiology Leaders on the Move in 2022January 23rd, 2023
Professional Memberships
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