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Pediatrics & Therapeutics

Pediatrics & Therapeutics
Open Access

ISSN: 2161-0665

+44 1478 350008

Duraisamy Balaguru

Duraisamy Balaguru

Duraisamy Balaguru
University of Texas, USA

Biography

Balaguru, Duraisamy started medical school studies in India. Postgraduate training in pediatrics started in India. Further training in pediatrics, neonatology and pediatric cardiology was obtained United Kingdom. In US, he underwent pediatric residency. This was followed by fellowship training in pediatric cardiology, pediatric cardiac interventional catheterization, cardiac intensive care and research. First faculty appointment was at Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston where he directed the pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory and cardiac intensive care. He is  currently an assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of pediatric cardiology at University of Texas Houston School of Medicine and Associate director of Pediatric cardiology fellowship program.
 

Research Interest

closure of cardiac defects in children and adult using transcatheter techniques, sedation and pain management in cardiac intensive care in children and application of Near-infrared spectroscopy in children with heart defects.
 

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