Balaguru Sambandam
Advanced in Retroperitoneal Inflammation

Dr. Balaguru Sambandam

General Surgery
Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Surgical Specialists
800 5th Ave, Ste 400, 
Fort Worth, TX 
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Advanced in Retroperitoneal Inflammation
Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Surgical Specialists
800 5th Ave, Ste 400, 
Fort Worth, TX 
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Overview

Dr. Balaguru Sambandam has been delivering quality surgical care in North Texas since 2013. He is a board-certified general surgeon with experience in trauma surgery. His clinical interests include robot-assisted hernia surgery, the surgical treatment of hidradenitis and the definitive treatment of pilonidal disease using the novel gluteal cleft lift procedure.Dr. Sambandam earned his medical degree at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and completed his general surgery residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Memorial Hospital. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. When he is not working, he can be found spending time with his three children, writing computer software, or working on and racing cars.

Dr. Sambandam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retroperitoneal Inflammation. His top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Bladder Reconstruction, and Small Bowel Resection.

Graduate Institution
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2008)
Residency
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Surgery Program (2013)
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in TX
Hospital Affiliations
Texas Health Alliance
Texas Health Fort Worth
Texas Health Specialty Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Texas Health Surgical Specialists
800 5th Ave, Ste 400, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Call: 817-761-7740
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