Balakrishnan Mahesh, MD

About Me

I am a fellowship-trained cardiac and transplant surgeon. I’m also the surgical director of heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. I specialize in all major heart surgeries, including repeat, also called redo, cardiac surgery, in addition to heart transplant and ventricular assist device implants. I chose to become a heart surgeon because nothing is more meaningful than giving someone a second chance at life through a lifesaving procedure. I was one of the first heart transplant surgeons in Pennsylvania to use the Paragonix SherpaPak, a breakthrough device that transports donor hearts safely.

Before joining Penn State Health, I was an attending cardiac and transplant surgeon at Harefield Hospital, London. I was also a senior clinical lecturer at Imperial College London and the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and a surgical tutor with the Royal College of Surgeons of England.