Dr. Balaji Venkatachalam

Dr. Balaji Venkatachalam trained at Madras Medical College before completing one of the country's few MCI-recognised Diabetology diplomas, followed by a DNB in Internal Medicine. His training continued into critical care the Indian Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine, where he was recognised as the national topper with the Anand Memorial Award, a European Diploma in Critical Care completed through clinical examinations in Vienna, and membership of the Royal College of Physicians, UK. That critical-care grounding shapes how he practises internal medicine today: with the instinct to catch problems in blood sugar, blood pressure, thyroid function or weight long before they become emergencies. He founded Shree's internal medicine and diabetes practice in 2014, built on a simple premise: most chronic disease is manageable, provided someone is paying proper attention to it.