Bala Gopalakrishnan

Bala Gopalakrishnan and his staff members

Bala Gopalakrishnan and his family

A young, remarkable doctor

When young Bala turned thirteen his father Dr. Gopal decided to make Toronto, Canada their home and enrolled the young lad at Thistletown Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke. While in high school he received many awards for being on the school honour roll, as well as Citizenship recognition and for Peer Tutoring. With his eyes on the prize, he volunteered at the Etobicoke General Hospital during the weekend during his time in high school.

Bala completed his B.Sc in Biology at Memorial University in Newfoundland. During his undergrad years he volunteered at the Veterans Memorial Hospital in St. John’s. During his second year he worked for the Public Services Commission of Canada as their student ambassador to the Memorial University. He was also the Vice President of the Student Housing Council & the Vice – Coordinator for MUN Catholic Council for two years.

This remarkable young man has now successfully completed his Doctor of Medicine Degree at the All Saints University of Medicine in Aruba. During his term there, he was the President of All Saints University of Medicine – Student Council (ASUM) and was on the Dean’s Honor list. Now having finished his clinical clerkship at the John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, he is currently preparing for his United States Medical Licensing step 2 exams due in April 2010.

A young man with an outstanding personality such as this, does not always have his nose to the grindstone. In his spare time, Bala enjoys playing basketball and going to the movies with his friends. As well, he would not turn down an opportunity to enjoy a game of mini golf or read the New England Journal of Medicine. But his guiltiest pleasure is watching the award winning television series House, MD.

Bala’s career goal is to become a Cardio –Thoracic Surgeon and it is evident that this young doctor will get their in the very near future.