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Office
653 North 8th street
Department of Urology, Faculty Clinic, 2nd floor
Jacksonville, FL 32209Phone+1 904-244-7340
Summary
- Dr. Kethandapatti (K.C.) Balaji is a highly experienced urologist based in Jacksonville, Florida, currently serving as a Professor and Chair of Urology at UF Health Jacksonville and University of Florida Jacksonville Physicians. He completed his medical education at Madras Medical College and holds a distinguished resume with a fellowship in Urological Oncology from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Balaji's professional experience includes leadership roles at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist, W. G. Heffner Veterans Affairs Medical Center, UMass Chan Medical School, University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He is well-versed in areas such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, prostate cancer, cancer genetics, robotic and laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Balaji has contributed to the field by pioneering several robotic urological procedures first in the world such as robotic nephrectomy and intra-corporeal urinary diversions, extensively published in prostate cancer basic science and clinical research, and is involved in various clinical trials.
Clinical Expertise
- Penile cancer, Biomedical research, Transitional cell carcinoma of the lower urinary tract; Lower urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma; Lower urinary tract TCC; TCC of the lower urinary tract, Cancer genetics, Urologic oncology, Erectile dysfunction, Kidney cancer, Bladder cancer, Cancer pain, Urology, Prostate cancer, Immunotherapy, Sarcomas, Laparoscopy, Robotic surgery, Drug development, Next generation sequencing, Clinical research, Chemotherapy, Medical oncology, Upper tract urothelial carcinoma, Advanced cancer, Metastatic cancer, Precision Medicine, Gene testing, Cancer research, Small molecules, Novel cancer treatment, Kinase, Inhibitor, Open urological surgery, Complex cases, PSA, Testosterone
Education & Training
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Urological Oncology, 1997 - 1999
- UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Urology, 1993 - 1997
- BronxCare Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
- British HospitalsFRCS, Surgery, 1986 - 1992
- Madras Medical CollegeClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- NC State Medical License 2010 - 2019
- MA State Medical License 1995 - 2011
- IL State Medical License 1999 - 2002
- American Board of Urology Urology
Clinical Trials
- Ciprofloxacin Compared to Placebo in Diagnosing Prostate Cancer in Patients Undergoing Prostate Biopsy Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 01
- International Registry for Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer (IRONMAN) Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 21
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
- LEGEND Study: EG-70 in NMIBC Patients BCG-Unresponsive and High-Risk NMIBC Incompletely Treated With BCG or BCG-Naïve Start of enrollment: 2021 Apr 22
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Protein kinase D1 mitigation against etoposide induced DNA damage in prostate cancer is associated with increased α-Catenin.Sanjeev Shukla, Teruko Osumi, Mohammed Al-Toubat, Samuel Serrano, Pankaj Kumar Singh
The Prostate. 2025-02-01 - Investigation of radiomic features on MRI images to identify extraprostatic extension in prostate cancer.Kazim Z Gumus, Manuel Menendez, Carlos Gonzalez Baerga, Ira Harmon, Sindhu Kumar
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 2025-02-01 - Quantitative DCE Dynamics on Transformed MR Imaging Discriminates Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer.Zhouping Wei, Malinda Iluppangama, Jin Qi, Jung W Choi, Alice Yu
Cancer Control. 2024-11-15
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