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Dr Kuhendra Balakrishnan

Cardiologist & Cardiovascular Imaging Specialist

Dr Kuhendra Bala is a Cardiologist based in Melbourne. Dr Bala sees patients with all types of heart and medical conditions including artery disease, cardiac risk assessment, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, hypertension and dyslipidaemia.

For information on consulting locations and making an appointment, please contact our office at Heart of Melbourne.

PROFILE

Dr Kuhendra Bala is a dual-trained Cardiologist and General Physician. Dr Bala specialises in cardiac imaging. 

Dr Bala graduated from The University of Melbourne and completed his advanced training in Cardiology and General Medicine at the Austin Hospital and Launceston General Hospital. Subsequently, he undertook a non-invasive cardiac imaging fellowship focusing on echocardiography and cardiac CT at Monash Heart.

Dr Bala manages a wide variety of adult cardiovascular conditions including coronary artery disease and cardiac risk assessment, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, hypertension and dyslipidaemia.

Dr Bala has a special interest in transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), stress echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE), CT coronary angiography (CTCA) and CT calcium score.

The combination of dual specialist training in Cardiology and General Medicine enables Dr Bala to provide comprehensive care plans tailoring specialist cardiology treatment to patients with complex medical conditions.  As well as providing a high standard of holistic and individualised care, he prides himself on educating his patients about their condition to improve patient satisfaction and outcomes.

Qualifications

 

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

Dr Bala is affiliated with the following hospitals:

 

  • Knox Private Hospital, Wantirna

  • Warringal Private Hospital, Heidelberg

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SPECIAL INTERESTS AND SERVICES

  • General and Clinical Cardiology

  • Stress Testing

  • Echocardiography

  • Transoesophageal echocardiography

  • CT Coronary Angiography

  • CT Calcium Scoring

  • Palpitations

  • Heart failure

  • Hypertension

Services
REFERRALS & FEES

Dr Bala does not routinely bulk bill, however he discounts for pensioners and healthcare cardholders. You do not need to have private health insurance for an appointment. 

You can only obtain the Medicare refund if you have been referred by another medical practitioner so please bring along your referral with you on the day.

Private Hospital Care

Dr Bala participates in the 'No-GAP' cover with most of the private health insurance companies. This means that any ‘out of pocket’ doctor’s fees for your medical care in a private hospital will be kept to a minimum. Our office will provide further details at the time of your admission.

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CONTACT US

Head Office

149 Stud Road

Wantirna South 3152

(Other locations below)

Opening Hours

Monday – Friday

08:00 AM – 17:00 PM

(Saturday - by appointment only)

Email

Website

Telephone

Fax

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hom.com.au

1300 122 888

03 8080 0766

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LOCATIONS

WANTIRNA SOUTH

149 Stud Road

Wantirna South 3152

GLEN WAVERLEY

499 Springvale Road

(Located at the back of Victorian Rehabilitation Centre, accessible from the slip lane of Springvale Road)

FAWKNER

1348 Sydney Road

Fawkner 3060

LILYDALE (EPWORTH)

Suite 4, 355 Main Street

Lilydale 3140

KNOX PRIVATE HOSPITAL

Consulting Suite 5a, 262 Mountain Highway, Wantirna 3152

BORONIA

157 Scoresby Road

Boronia 3155

BACCHUS MARSH

91 Gisborne Road

Bacchus Marsh 3340

SURREY HILLS

203 Union Road

Surrey Hills 3127

BERWICK

32A Clyde Road

Berwick 3086

LILYDALE

108 Main Street

Lilydale 3140

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