Mala Murthy Balakumar MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Overview of Dr. Balakumar
Dr. Mala Balakumar is a colorectal surgeon in Garden City, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai South Nassau, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mercy Medical Center, and Plainview Hospital. She received her medical degree from University of Minnesota Medical School and has been in practice 36 years. Dr. Balakumar accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 36 doctors at The Mount Sinai Hospital and one of 13 doctors at Mount Sinai South Nassau who specialize in Colon & Rectal Surgery. She has 6 publications and 27 citings.
Education & Training
Carle Foundation HospitalResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1996 - 1997
New York-Presbyterian/QueensResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1996
NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1993 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1996 - 2017
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2014, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Evidence-Based Surgery Curriculum With Journal Clubs: Pilot Study at a Community-Based Hospital Residency Program.Mala M Balakumar, Sage E Rose, Nehal Khamis
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2025-11-01 - 19 citationsLong-Term Metabolic Function of Pancreas Transplants and Influence of Rejection EpisodesPhilippe Morel, Kenneth L. Brayman, Frederick C. Goetz, David M. Kendall, K. Moudry-Munns
Transplantation. 1991-05-01 - 2 citationsMetabolic function of bladder-drained pancreas transplants: relationship between exocrine and endocrine function.P. Morel, Kenneth L. Brayman, C. Chau, R. Brian Stevens, M. Balakumar
Transplantation Proceedings. 1991-02-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
Insurance Accepted
- BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPOHIP of New York - Select PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
MagnaCare PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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