MedStar Heart & Vascular names surgical director of heart failure

Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute appointed Keki Balsara, MD, as surgical director of heart failure and transplantation.

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Dr. Balsara, a nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon, will lead the heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support programs based at the MedStar Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center, according to an Oct. 12 news release from MedStar Washington.

Dr. Balsara joins MedStar Heart & Vascular from Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he served as associate professor of surgery and vice chair of network surgical strategy and development.

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