Overview
Balakrishnan Mahesh is a Thoracic Surgeon in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mahesh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Infective Endocarditis, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 41 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 11 articles in the study of Heart Transplant.
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- HMO
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- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
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- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
200 Campus Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center
Jacob Schroder is a Thoracic Surgeon in Enola, Pennsylvania. Dr. Schroder is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Ahmet Kilic is a cardiac surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. He is an associate professor of surgery at the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also serves as director of heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Kilic's areas of clinical expertise include adult cardiac surgery with a special interest in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Kilic served as associate professor of surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and was the director of the heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support programs. He was co-director of the advanced heart failure program as well as the vice director of clinical and academic affairs in the division of cardiac surgery. Although a recognized leader in the field of heart failure, Dr. Kilic’s expertise runs the spectrum of cardiac surgery. Dr. Kilic is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Tumor, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Behzad Soleimani is a Thoracic Surgeon in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Soleimani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Mahesh isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Heart TransplantDr. Mahesh isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Experienced
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Mahesh isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Mahesh isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Mahesh isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)Dr. Mahesh isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)Dr. Mahesh isExperienced. Learn about Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
- EndocarditisDr. Mahesh isExperienced. Learn about Endocarditis.

