Kethandapatti Chakravarthy Balaji MD

Summary

• Dr. Kethandapatti (K.C.) Balaji is a highly experienced urologist based in Jacksonville, Florida, currently serving as a Professor and Chair of Urology at UF Health Jacksonville and University of Florida Jacksonville Physicians. He completed his medical education at Madras Medical College and holds a distinguished resume with a fellowship in Urological Oncology from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Balaji's professional experience includes leadership roles at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist, W. G. Heffner Veterans Affairs Medical Center, UMass Chan Medical School, University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He is well-versed in areas such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, prostate cancer, cancer genetics, robotic and laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Balaji has contributed to the field by pioneering several robotic urological procedures first in the world such as robotic nephrectomy and intra-corporeal urinary diversions, extensively published in prostate cancer basic science and clinical research, and is involved in various clinical trials.