H. Sudarshan BallalFRCP (born 15 September 1954) is an Indian kidney transplant physician, nephrologist currently director of Manipal Institute of Nephrology and Urology, the chairman of the Medical Advisory Board of Manipal Hospitals Group and Senate Member of Manipal University, now known as Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).[1][2]
Ballal is the adjunct professor of medicine at MAHE, a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Saint Louis University Medical Centre,[3] Chairman of the Board at Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd. and examiner for the Royal College of Physicians London.[1]
Early life and career
Ballal was born in Udupi, a coastal district of Karnataka, India. He received his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal in 1977 and won the T. M. A. Pai Gold Medal for the Best Outgoing Student for the year 1976.[4] After completing his MBBS degree he went to the United States for further study to gain a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. His US teachers accepted his training in India very well and his three-year program was relaxed by a year and he completed his M.D. in just two years. After obtaining his M.D degree, he did his residency at Deaconess Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. He then pursued his Fellowship in Nephrology at St. Louis University Medical Centre.[5]
His department at Manipal Hospitals performs more than four thousand kidney dialysis procedures every month.[7] The two-year training program in Nephrology started by Ballal in 1999 is recognised by the National Board and Rajiv Gandhi University. He was conferred with the Teacher of Excellence Award, 2014 by the National Board of Examination.[8]
Ballal regularly contributes as a columnist to various newspapers.[9]
He is the member of the Consultative Group on the COVID-19 pandemic, providing advice to the government on fighting coronavirus.[10]
Ballal has been involved in CSR activities to help economically disadvantaged sections of society and of those with serious kidney issues unable to access good quality medical care.[13] He launched free Pediatric Kidney Transplants (Kidney Transplants for children) for disadvantaged sections of the society in a joint program with Belanje Sanjeeva Hegde Trust and Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore.[14] He has been consulted on plans for health policies for poor people to ensure continued free access coverage for all diseases.[15]
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