K.C. Balaji M.B.B.S. (M.D.), FRCS, MRCS, LRCP

Professor & Chair, Department of Urology; Program Director, Advanced Urology Fellowship

Department: Department of Urology

Business Phone: (904) 244-7340

Business Email: Kethandapatti.Balaji@jax.ufl.edu

About K.C. Balaji

Dr. Balaji is widely known as a pioneer in the field of robotic surgery. He is highly regarded as an expert in managing advanced urological cancers of the prostate, bladder, kidney, testes and penis.

Board Certifications

Urology

Clinical Profile

Specialties

Urologic Oncology
Urology

Publications

2023

Does care fragmentation in patients with bladder cancer lead to worse outcomes?

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations.41(3):147.e7-147.e14[DOI] 10.1016/j.urolonc.2022.10.028.[PMID] .

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

3JC48-3 (methyl 4′-methyl-5-(7-nitrobenzo[c][1,2,5]oxadiazol-4-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-carboxylate): a novel MYC/MAX dimerization inhibitor reduces prostate cancer growth

Cancer Gene Therapy.29(11):1550-1557[DOI] 10.1038/s41417-022-00455-4.[PMID] .

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

Diagnostic accuracy of vesical imaging-reporting and data system (VI-RADS) in suspected muscle invasive bladder cancer: A systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis.

Urologic oncology.40(2):45-55[DOI] 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.11.008.[PMID] 34895996.

2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Predicts Postoperative Outcomes in Bladder Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.

The Journal of urology.207(4):797-804[DOI] 10.1097/JU.0000000000002342.[PMID] 34854753.

6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2021

An Indirect Comparison of Newer Minimally Invasive Treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Network Meta-Analysis Model.

Journal of endourology.35(4):409-416[DOI] 10.1089/end.2020.0739.[PMID] 32962442.

17 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2021

Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal urinary diversion following robot-assisted radical cystectomy: a meta-analysis, cumulative analysis, and systematic review.

Journal of robotic surgery.15(3):321-333[DOI] 10.1007/s11701-020-01174-4.[PMID] 33222043.

7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2021

MRI and CT bladder segmentation from classical to deep learning based approaches: Current limitations and lessons.

Computers in biology and medicine.134():104472-[DOI] 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104472.[PMID] 34023696.

11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2021

Pathology grade influences competing mortality risks in elderly men with prostate cancer.

Urologic oncology.39(8):493.e1-493.e7[DOI] 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.12.004.[PMID] 33353870.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2021

Variability of the Positive Predictive Value of PI-RADS for Prostate MRI across 26 Centers: What about the Negatives?

Radiology.298(1):E57-[DOI] 10.1148/radiol.2020202870.[PMID] 33141006.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Methods Used to Reduce Infectious Complications Following Transrectal Prostate Biopsy.

Urology.144():21-27[DOI] 10.1016/j.urology.2020.06.005.[PMID] 32569659.

2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Comparative efficacy of apalutamide darolutamide and enzalutamide for treatment of non-metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Urologic oncology.38(11):826-834[DOI] 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.03.022.[PMID] 32605736.

21 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Meta-analysis and systematic review of intermediate-term follow-up of prostatic urethral lift for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

International urology and nephrology.52(6):999-1008[DOI] 10.1007/s11255-020-02408-y.[PMID] 32065331.

14 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Re: Antibiotic Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Infectious Complications following Prostate Biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisA. Pilatz, K. Dimitropoulos, R. Veeratterapillay, Y. Yuan, M. I. Omar, S. MacLennan, T. Cai, F. Bruyère, R. Bartoletti, B. Köves, F. Wagenlehner, G. Bonkat and B. Pradere J Urol 2020; 204: 224-230.

The Journal of urology.204(6):1349-1350[DOI] 10.1097/JU.0000000000001332.[PMID] 32830995.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Symptomatic Pituitary Metastasis as Initial Manifestation of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Review of Literature.

Case reports in endocrinology.2020():8883864-[DOI] 10.1155/2020/8883864.[PMID] 32908722.

2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

Beta-catenin represses protein kinase D1 gene expression by non-canonical pathway through MYC/MAX transcription complex in prostate cancer.

Oncotarget.8(45):78811-78824[DOI] 10.18632/oncotarget.20229.[PMID] 29108267.

8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2013

Preoperative neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio predicts overall survival and extravesical disease in patients undergoing radical cystectomy.

Journal of endourology.27(8):1046-50[DOI] 10.1089/end.2012.0606.[PMID] 23517015.

66 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2010

Robotic partial cystectomy for bladder cancer: a single-institutional pilot study.

Journal of endourology.24(2):223-7[DOI] 10.1089/end.2009.0367.[PMID] 20039797.

23 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2006

Comparative analysis of early perioperative outcomes following radical cystectomy by either the robotic or open method.

JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.10(2):145-50[DOI] .[PMID] 16882409.

54 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2006

Metallothioneins and resistance to cisplatin and radiation in prostate cancer.

Urology.67(6):1341-7[DOI] .[PMID] 16765200.

34 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2005

Aberrant expression of E-cadherin and beta-catenin in human prostate cancer.

Urologic oncology.23(6):402-6[DOI] .[PMID] 16301117.

76 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2005

Feasibility of robotic radical nephrectomy--initial results of single-institution pilot study.

Urology.65(6):1086-9[DOI] .[PMID] 15913733.

55 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2005

Robotic transperitoneal detrusor myotomy: description of a novel technique.

Journal of endourology.19(4):476-9[DOI] .[PMID] 15910260.

6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2005

Tissue transglutaminase interacts with protein kinase A anchor protein 13 in prostate cancer.

Urologic oncology.23(6):407-12[DOI] .[PMID] 16301118.

17 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2004

Feasibility of robot-assisted totally intracorporeal laparoscopic ileal conduit urinary diversion: initial results of a single institutional pilot study.

Urology.63(1):51-5[DOI] .[PMID] 14751347.

85 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2004

Microarray analysis of differential gene expression in androgen independent prostate cancer using a metastatic human prostate cancer cell line model.

Urologic oncology.22(4):313-20[DOI] .[PMID] 15283889.

6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2002

Laparoscopic vasectomy: case report and review of the literature.

Journal of endourology.16(2):105-6[DOI] .[PMID] 11962550.

3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2000

Concordant prune belly syndrome in monozygotic twins.