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Dr. Ballem has extensively researched, published, and presented at conferences both at a national and international level.
Education & Training
Undergraduate Education
- Boston College
Medical Education
- University of the West Indies Faculty of Medicine
Internship
- Columbia University - Harlem Hospital Center; General Surgery
Residency
- Columbia University - Harlem Hospital Center; General Surgery
Fellowship
- The Cleveland Clinic; Endocrine & Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Fellowship
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center; Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, and Advanced Flexible Endoscopy
Board Certification
- General Surgery - American Board of Surgery
Awards and Honors
- Dr. Ballem is an active member of the ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery). He serves on the clinical consensus committee and has collaboratively published national guidelines for Bariatric Surgery. He has also built a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence for Clara Maass Medical Center (RWJ-Barnabas facility), which since inception has achieved ASMBS “Center of Excellence” status based on patient safety, staff education and patient outcomes. He has extensively researched, published, and presented at conferences both at a national and international level.