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
This person works in these other areas at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center:
