DiwakerD.BalachandranMD

Pulmonology • Houston, TX

Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Pulmonary Medicine

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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-792-6161

Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
TX State Medical License 2003 - 2025
OK State Medical License 2020 - 2021
IL State Medical License 1998 - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

138 citations
Peripheral blood CD4 + T-lymphocyte counts during Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in immunocompromised patients without HIV infection.
Naresh G. Mansharamani, Diwakar D. Balachandran, Inna Vernovsky, Robert Garland, Henry Koziel
Chest. 2000-09-01
62 citations
Aerodigestive fistula formation as a rare side effect of antiangiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy for thyroid cancer.
Dean P. Blevins, Ramona Dadu, Mimi Hu, Christina S. Baik, Diwakar D. Balachandran
Thyroid. 2014-05-19
40 citations
Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Patients With Tumors in the Head and Neck Region
Saadia A. Faiz, Diwakar D. Balachandran, Amy C. Hessel, Xiudong Lei, Beth M. Beadle
The Oncologist. 2014-11-01