Niveditha Balakumar, MD

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
English
All Ages
210-704-2965
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Meet Niveditha Balakumar, MD

I am vested in improving the outcomes of critically ill children by providing not only excellent clinical service but by continuously educating our teams and myself. My personal research interests lie in pediatric transport medicine and quality improvement projects in the CHRISTUS Children's critical care unit. Medical School: Kilpauk Medical College, Channai, India Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Elmhurst Hospital Center Fellowship: Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics; American Board of Pediatric Critical Care

Locations

Hospital Affiliations

Baylor College of Medicine

CHRISTUS Children's

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna - Commercial, Behavorial Health, and Medicare
  • Aetna Better Health - Medicaid, CHIP and Perinate
  • AmeriGroup - Medicaid
  • AmeriGroup - Medicare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) - Blue Essentials
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)- Blue Advantage HMO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) -CHRISTUS Employee Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield TX (BCBSTX) - PPO
  • CHRISTUS Health Plan
  • Cigna Commercial
  • Community First Health Plan (CFHP) - Medicaid
  • Driscoll Health
  • El Paso Health
  • FirstCare Health Plan
  • Healthcare Highways Commercial
  • Humana
  • Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - Commercial PPO
  • Medicaid
  • Molina - Medicaid
  • MultiPlan
  • Oscar Health - Commerical EPO
  • Superior Health Plan - Medicaid
  • TRICARE Prime (Humana Military)
  • United Healthcare (UHC)
  • United Healthcare (UHC)Community Plan - Medicaid

Education & Certifications

Fellowship: Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Medical Education: Kilpauk Medical College Dr M.G.R. Medical University

Certification: American Board of Pediatrics