Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital (India)

S.M. Balaji is the Founder Director and Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon of Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai, India, which caters to patients with complex problems of the cranium and face from all around the world. He was formerly Professor, Govt. Dr. M.G.R. Medical University and later the SRM Deemed University. He is the first PhD, from Govt. Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University in the field of Maxillofacial Surgery.

He is the current Editor-in-Chief of the Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery (AMS), a pubmed indexed journal and Executive Editor of Indian Journal of Dental Research (IJDR).

Prof. Dr. S.M. Balaji is the author of "The Textbook on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery," published by Elsevier which is currently the country's best seller and the prescribed book to be used by undergraduate and post graduate students alike. To his credit he has received numerous awards including the prestigious Dr BC Roy National Award, the highest of the Medical Council of India.