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Varun Kumar Bhalla

Varun Kumar Bhalla, MD

4.681 ratings, 9 reviews

Pediatric General Surgery

Accepting New Patients

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Infants and Toddlers
  • Children 2-4
  • Children 5 and up
  • Teens

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

About Varun Kumar Bhalla

Varun K. Bhalla, MD, received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his residency in general surgery at Augusta University Medical Center, both in Augusta, Georgia. He completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and a fellowship in pediatric surgical critical care at Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C. Dr. Bhalla is board certified in general surgery, surgical critical care, and pediatric surgery.

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Locations

  1. Prisma Health Pediatric Surgery – Columbia
    • 9 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 500, Columbia, SC 29203
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Expertise

Education

  • Professional School: Vanderbilt School of Engineering
  • Medical School: Medical College Of Georgia
  • Fellowship: All Children's Hospital, Pediatric Surgery
  • Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Surgery (General Surgery)
  • Fellowship: Children's National Hospital, Surgical Critical Care

Board Certifications

  • Surgical Critical Care: American Board of Surgery
  • Pediatric Surgery: American Board of Surgery

Insurance

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  • Absolute Total Care - Ambetter
  • Absolute Total Care (Centene)
  • Aetna
  • Aetna Medicare
  • Allwell Medicare - Absolute Total Care
  • BCBS
  • BCBS Blue Essentials
  • BCBS PPC
  • BCBSSC Blue Reedy Exchange Product (Upstate)
  • BCBSSC State Health Plan (PEBA)
  • BlueChoice Health Plan
  • BlueChoice Medicaid - Healthy Blue
  • BlueChoiceMyChoice Advantage
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Cigna
  • Cigna Medicare
  • Companion Benefit Alternatives
  • CorVel Workers Compensation
  • Evernorth Behavioral Health
  • FirstHealth (Aetna)
  • Healthy Connections
  • Humana - Healthy Horizons
  • Humana Choice Care
  • Humana Medicare
  • Liberty Advantage
  • Logistics Health
  • Magellan
  • MedCost
  • Medicare (Traditional Fee-for-Service)
  • Molina
  • Molina Medicaid
  • Multiplan/PHCS
  • NHC Advantage
  • Optum Behavioral Health
  • Promise Health Plan
  • SC Medicaid Healthy Connections
  • Select Health Medicare
  • Select Heath (First Choice)
  • Spectera
  • TriCare
  • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
  • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network - VACCN
  • Wellcare (Centene)

Ratings & Reviews

4.6 out of 5

81 ratings, 9 reviews

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    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/11/2026

    No improvement needed. Dr. Bhalla and all of his staff are amazing.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/19/2025

    No notes, a truly wonderful experience!

    2 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/1/2025

    Take more time with the patient

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/18/2025

    The staff was good to my child

    3 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/4/2025

    I would like more information on how surgery will be done and I wanted to discuss sutures as my daughter keeps getting reactions from vicryl ones

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/21/2025

    You did well

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/21/2025

    Nurses and doctors very friendly and helpful

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/17/2025

    Nothing everything went well

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/4/2025

    Did great

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