Mrinalini Balki

Dr. Mrinalini Balki has been a staff anesthesiologist at Mount Sinai Hospital since August 2004 and is a Professor in the Departments of Anesthesia, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Physiology at the University of Toronto. She is a Director of the Clinical and Basic Science Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship at the University of Toronto and is a Senior Clinician Scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health. Dr. Balki has authored over 125 peer-reviewed publications and eight book chapters, delivered more than 160 lectures at national and international conferences, and mentored trainees ranging from undergraduate students to post-doctoral fellows. Her work has been supported by numerous research grants, including funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and she has received several awards and named lectureships. She served on the editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia for eight years. Her laboratory at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute focuses on myometrial contractility and postpartum hemorrhage. Her broader interests include obstetric anesthesia and critical care, uterotonic agents, spinal ultrasound, airway management, simulation, and labour analgesia.

Physiology studies on myometrial contractility using organ bath system to prevent postpartum hemorrhage.

Faculty Appointments

Clinical Appointments:
Jan 2009 – Present Consultant Staff, Kensington Eye Institute, Toronto, Ontario
Aug 2004 – Present Active Staff, Department of Anesthesia, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Feb 2022 – Present Courtesy Staff, Department of Anesthesia, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario

Academic Appointments:
Jul 2017 – Present Senior Clinician Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Jul 2021 – Present Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Jul 2021 – Present Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Jul 2021 – Present Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Jul 2021 – Present Associate Member (Restricted to Program Advisor Committees), Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario