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Balaganesh Gopurala, MD

Accepting New Patients
2601 West Alameda Avenue, Suite 300
Burbank, CA 91505
2273.0 miles away
Speaks: Telugu and English
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The Oncology Institute Burbank

2601 West Alameda Avenue, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505

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About Balaganesh Gopurala

Dr. Gopurala believes strong in educating his patient and providing them and their family with individualized treatment plans that are designed based on the type of tumor/disease, the patient’s wish, and social circumstance.

Dr. Balaganesh Gopurala is a board certified hematologist that brings over 20 years of medical experience to The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation.

Dr. Gopurala began his undergraduate education in Andhra Pradesh India, completing a Bachelors of Science in Biological and Chemical Sciences at Sri Venkateswara University Chittoor in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. He then completed a Masters of Science in Biology and then went on to receive his Medical Degree from Sri Venkateswara University School of Medicine, where he graduated with honors. Dr. Gopurala completed his residency from Carraway Medical Center in Brimingham Alabama in Internal medicine and then fellowed at the Division of Hematology and Oncology, School of Medicine at the University of Alabama.

Dr. Gopurala has an extensive formal and supervisory teaching background. He has lead lectures and presented at lecture series including the topics of: Integrative Medicine, Preventive Oncology, Chronic Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Myeloproliferative Syndromes, Head and Neck Cancers, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Breast Cancer, and Acute Leukemias. He stays current in research and has a number of Abstracts, Reviews, Book Chapters, and Symposium Publications. He has received a number of awards from both the United States and India. In 1984, he received the State Merit Scholarship Award for Outstanding Academic Performance from Sri Venkateswara University, and most recently, he was inducted into the International Association of Healthcare Professionals and 2015’s Alabama's Top Oncologist from the International Association of Oncology.

Dr. Gopurala stays active in clinical research studies and continues to attend post graduate education.

Medical School

Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India

Internship

Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, AL

Residency

Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Internal medicine

Fellowship

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Hematology and Oncology

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Affiliated Locations
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center

Clinical Interests

  • Aids Related Malignancies
  • Anaplastic Meningioma
  • Atypical Meningioma
  • Bladder Cancer Genomics
  • Brain Cancer Genomics
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
  • Breast Cancer Genomics
  • Cancer
  • Cancer Chemotherapy
  • Cancer During Pregnancy
  • Cancer Genomics
  • Cancer Pain
  • Cancer Rehabilitation
  • Cancer Related Anxiety Disorder
  • Cancer Related Bereavement Disorder
  • Cancer Related Depression
  • Cancer Related Fatigue
  • Cancer Related Psychiatric Disorder
  • Cancer Related Stress Disorder
  • Cancer Risk Assessment
  • Cancer Survivor
  • Carcinoma Of Unknown Primary
  • Cervical Cancer Genomics
  • Chemoradiation
  • Clear Cell Meningioma
  • Clinical Trials
  • Colon Cancer Genomics
  • Crizotinib
  • Egfr Mutation
  • Egfr Translocation
  • Endocrine Complications Of Cancer Therapy
  • Endometrial Cancer Genomics
  • Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
  • Epithelioid Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
  • Erlotinib
  • Fibrous Meningioma
  • Gallbladder Cancer Genomics
  • Gastrointestinal (Gi) Cancer Genomics
  • Genitourinary Cancer Genomics
  • Germinoma
  • Giant Cell Tumor Of The Bone
  • Gynecologic Cancer Genomics
  • Head And Neck Cancer
  • Head And Neck Cancer Genomics
  • Histiocytic Sarcoma
  • Immature Teratoma
  • Leukemia Genomics
  • Liver Cancer Genomics
  • Lung Cancer Genomics
  • Lymphedema Therapy
  • Lymphoma Genomics
  • Melanoma Genomics
  • Melanoma Of The Rectum
  • Melanoma On Foot
  • Melanoma On Leg
  • Melanoma On Toe
  • Melanoma On Trunk
  • Melanoma Surgery
  • Melanotic Schwannoma
  • Meningeal Melanoma
  • Metastatic Liver Cancer
  • Mucosal Melanoma
  • Musculoskeletal Tumor
  • Myeloproliferative Diseases
  • Non Germinomatous Germ Cell Tumor
  • Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Oral Complications Of Cancer
  • Oral Lesions
  • Pancreatic Cancer Genomics
  • Plasma Cell Dyscrasia
  • Prostate Cancer Genomics
  • Pulmonary Metastases
  • Rectal Cancer Genomics
  • Renal Cancer Genomics
  • Retroperitoneal Mass
  • Sarcoma Genomics
  • Side Effects Of Cancer Treatment
  • Skin Cancer Genomics
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Head And Neck
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Tongue
  • Stomach Cancer Genomics
  • Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
  • Targeted Molecular Therapy
  • Teratoma With Malignant Transformation
  • Thoracic Cancer
  • Thyroid Cancer Genomics
  • Tracheal Cancer
  • Unknown Primary Cancer
  • Vaginal Melanoma