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University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics

Vinod V. Balasa, MBBS

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Email

vinod.balasa@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4269

Fax

513-636-5599

Awards and Honors

  • Secured the Top Position in the MBBS Degree Examination, 1991
  • Mysore Medical Education Society Gold Medal - awarded to the student with the best academic achievement in the final year of the MBBS course, 1991
  • Dr. C.V. Shankarambal Gold Medal - awarded to the student with the best academic achievement in Pathology, 1991
  • Victoria Hospital Golden Jubilee Commemoration Gold Medal - awarded to the student with the best academic achievement in Pathology and Bacteriology, 1991
  • Dr. B.K. Narayana Rao Memorial Gold Medal - awarded to the student with the best academic achievement over the 4 ½ years of the MBBS course, 1991
  • Keshavulu Memorial Gold Medal - awarded to the student who has the best academic achievement in each of the 3 parts of the MBBS course, 1991
  • Muniyamma and Thimmaiah Gold Medal - awarded to the student with the best academic achievement over the 4 ½ years of the MBBS course, 1991
  • Dr. Sunitha Movva Memorial Gold Medal - awarded to the student with the best academic achievement over the 4 ½ years of the MBBS course among 150 students graduating from M.S. Ramaiah Medical College each year, 1991
  • Sri Vasavi Union Gold Medal - awarded to the student with the best academic achievement over the 4 ½ years of the MBBS course among 150 students graduating from M.S. Ramaiah Medical College each year, 1991
  • Tenth National Congress of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists' Gold Medal- awarded for the best academic achievement in the subject of Microbiology, 1991
  • Garudachar Centenary Commemoration Prize - awarded to the student for the best academic achievement over the 4 ½ years of the MBBS course, 1991
  • T.R. Shamanna Prize - awarded to the student with the best academic achievement over the 4 ½ years of the MBBS course, 1991
  • T. Rajamma Award - awarded to the student who has the best academic achievement in the final year of the MBBS course, 1991

Research

  • Coagulation disorders
  • Sickle cell disease
  • Stroke
  • Thrombosis and thrombophilia
  • Special Interests

  • Coagulation (bleeding and clotting) disorders
  • Thrombophilia
  • Sickle cell disease
  • Pediatric stroke
  • Invited Talks

    • Invited by the MINISTRY OF HEALTH of KUWAIT to provide lectures to the Faculty of Pediatrics at the Kuwait Institute of Medical Specialization for a course on 'Update in Hematology' - March 18-20, 2007; Kuwait City, Kuwait
      • Presentations:
        • Approach to a Child with Bleeding Disorder
        • Hemophilia Overview
        • Childhood Thrombosis
    • Invited to provide a seminar on 'Latest Advances in Hemophilia' at PHOCON 2004 - the VIII National Conference of the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics - November 4-7, 2004; Mangalore, India.
    • Invited to provide teaching to pediatric faculty, medical students and post graduate students in the following medical schools in India:
      • Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India - January 18, 2003.
      • M.S. Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospital, Bangalore, India - February 7-10, 2003.
      • R.L. Jalappa Hospital and Research Center, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, India - February 11, 2003.

    Manuscript Reviewer

    1999-present, for the following journals:

    • Pediatrics
    • Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
    • Pediatric Blood and Cancer
    • Hematologica: The Hematology Journal
    • American Journal of Hematology

    Related Areas

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