Associate Professor Dr Ravi Bala - Paediatrician
MBBS MPH FRACP
Associate Professor Dr Ravi Bala - Paediatrician
MBBS MPH FRACP
Dr Ravi Bala is a General Paediatrician committed to providing specialist paediatric care for newborns all the way through to adolescence.
Dr Ravi Bala
Dr Bala started his journey in medicine right here on the Gold Coast, at Bond University, where he met his wife.
He completed his early training in South East Queensland, training at The Queensland Children’s, Mater Children’s, Mater Mothers’, Ipswich, Lismore Base and Logan Hospitals.
He followed his dream of working on the Gold Coast and completed 3 years of Paediatric Advanced Training at the Gold Coast University Hospital, including a 6-month rotation through the Leading Steps Paediatric Clinic as our Senior Registrar.
Dr Bala not only holds his Specialist Qualification as a General Paediatrician from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), but also holds a Master of Public Health, Diploma of Child Health, and is a Clinical Associate Professor in Paediatrics for Bond University.
Dr Bala is committed to quality improvement and providing exemplary, evidence-based care for all his patients.
Along with creating and developing a range of paediatric guidelines currently used at the Gold Coast University Hospital, he was selected as an expert reviewer for the Tri-State (QLD, NSW, VIC) Paediatric Improvement Collaborative, regularly publishing guidelines through the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.
Dr Bala is passionate about teaching. Along with regular teaching for medical students, Ravi has educated junior doctors throughout Queensland and was appointed by the RACP as the State Co-ordinator for the College’s Paediatric Learning Series. He is also a member of the QLD Paediatric Training Committee, as well as being the co-creator of the Queensland’s first ever Paediatric Specialist Written Exam Online Preparation Program.
Dr Bala brings with him his strong teaching and education background along with his kind, caring and compassionate personality, to deliver exemplary care for your child.
Dr Bala truly believes that knowledge is power, and his professional goal is to share and impart that knowledge with his patients and their families, allowing you to feel informed, confident and empowered to provide the best care for your child.
Research and publications
- Balakrishnamoorthy R, Vu T, George S, ‘A randomised Trial of Nasogastric fluid Options in BROnchiolitis: The NOBRO Pilot Trial’, currently underway at Gold Coast University Hospital
- Balakrishnamoorthy R, Horgan I, Keijzers G, Perez, S, 2014. ‘Does a single dose of intravenous Dexamethasone reduce Symptoms in Emergency department patients with low Back pain and RAdiculopathy (SEBRA)? A double-blind randomised controlled trial’, Emerg Med J. 2014
- Primary Author for the following Paediatric Guidelines at Gold Coast University Hospital
o Acute Asthma in Children
o Bronchiolitis in Children
o Paediatric MRI
Prizes and achievements
- Recipient of the Gold Coast Health 2019 Collaborative Research Grant Scheme- Awarded $100,000
- Nominated in the ‘Empower’ category for the Gold Coast Health Golden Gala Awards 2019
- Recipient of the 2012 Primary Health Care Limited Medical Student Support Grant- Awarded $20,000
- Certified in Advanced Paediatric Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation
- Attended 2019 Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder course in evidence-based diagnosis