Barry Ballard, MD FACS

EDUCATION
University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama
M.D., August 2007- May 2011

Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
B.S., Biomedical Sciences (with honors, Cum Laude) August 2002- May 2006

INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY
Administrative Chief Resident
University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama
General Surgery, July 2015- 2016

Residency
University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama
General Surgery, July 2012- 2016

Internship
University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama
General Surgery, July 2011- June 2012

EMPLOYMENT
Surgical Association of Mobile, P. A., August 2016 to present

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
Mobile Infirmary Medical Center
Springhill Medical Center
University of South Alabama Hospitals

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Diplomat American Board of Surgery 2016
American College of Surgeons, Member
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Alabama State Medical Association
Mobile County Medical Society
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Presentations
Poster Presentation given at SAGES 2016: “Esophageal Stent Migration Requiring Colonoscopic Retrieval” (Dr. Kaci
Sims and Dr. Leander Grimm, Department of Surgery University of South Alabama)

Second author of a video presentation given at American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2015: “Novel Treatment of Recurrent Hiatal Hernia After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy” Video Presentation. ( Dr. Daniel Freno, Department of Surgery University of South Alabama)

Co-author of a paper presented at American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2015: “Lumbar Corpectomy via Retroperitoneal Approach - A Case Series of 42 Patients with Traumatic Lumbar Fracture” ( Dr. Audrey Paulzak Department of Neurosurgery Syracuse University)

First author of a video presentation given at the Southeastern Surgical Congress’ 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting: “Revision of Strictured Gastric Sleeve to Subtotal Gastrectomy.” Video presentation. (Dr. William Richards, Chairman, Department of Surgery University of South Alabama)

Produced and edited multiple Resident Education videos for various advanced laparoscopic surgeries as a fourth year medical student (Dr. William Richards, Chairman, Department of Surgery)

USA Medical Student Summer Research Program (2008)- Participated in the design and performed tests in the biomechanical lab with distal femur lateral locking/non-locking plates. Data was collected, analyzed, and presented in poster presentation format. Project was later presented at the 2009 Alabama Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting.