Dr. Balaji Laxminarayanshetty Reviews

Dr. Balaji saved my 82-year-old father from what we thought was just age-related digestive issues—turned out to be a rare esophageal stricture. His patience explaining the dilation procedure to our family in Kannada made all the difference. We're forever grateful.

My 7-year-old daughter was terrified of hospitals, but Dr. Balaji won her over with cartoon bandaids and gentle humor during her celiac disease diagnosis. He even drew a diagram of her tummy 'superheroes' fighting gluten!

Rushed to Manipal Whitefield at 2 AM with crippling abdominal pain—Dr. Balaji performed an emergency endoscopy and found a bleeding ulcer. His calm precision during the crisis felt like watching a master artist at work.

As a software engineer with chronic acid reflux, I'd seen 3 gastroenterologists before Dr. Balaji. He actually listened to my work-from-home stress patterns and designed a lifestyle-adjusted treatment that finally worked.

Witnessed Dr. Balaji handle a complex Whipple procedure with such orchestrated skill—every resident in the OR was taking notes. My husband's pancreatic recovery was nothing short of miraculous.

Came for a routine colonoscopy dreading the prep, but Dr. Balaji’s team provided a personalized hydration plan and post-procedure coconut water. Most comfortable screening I’ve ever had!

Flew from Dubai specifically for Dr. Balaji’s second opinion on my Crohn’s disease. He spent two hours cross-referencing international journals and created a hybrid treatment plan my local doctor never considered.

My follow-up visit felt like meeting an old friend—Dr. Balaji remembered my granddaughter’s school play from our last chat six months prior while expertly adjusting my liver medication.

He diagnosed my rare autoimmune hepatitis that everyone else missed by noticing a pattern in blood reports over time. His detective-like approach to gastroenterology is unparalleled.

Dr. Balaji handled my mother’s dementia alongside her gallbladder issues—speaking slowly, involving caregivers, using visual aids. Healthcare with true heart.

As a nervous medical student shadowing him, I saw Dr. Balaji comfort a terminal cancer patient by explaining gut health in monsoon season metaphors. Poetry in medicine.

Treated my son’s severe food poisoning with such urgency—called us personally at midnight to check his hydration levels. Beyond doctor—became family.

Fixed my chronic constipation that 12 years of medications couldn’t—taught me breathing exercises and kitchen remedies my grandmother would approve of. Ancient wisdom meets modern science.