Naveen Ballem M.D.
230 Sherman Avenue, Glen Ridge, NJ, 07028
(973) 744-8585, fax (973) 748-5990
Surgical Training
July 2008 Attending Physician
General & Endocrine Surgery
Advanced Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgery
Bariatric Surgery
Mountainside Hospital
Montclair, NJ
July 2007-June 2008 Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatric Surgery &
Advanced Flexible Endoscopy
Clinical Instructor/ Fellow
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Clements & Dr. Hawn
July 2006-June 2007 Endocrine Surgery/Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Scholar
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Dr. Siperstein, Dr. Milas, Dr. Berber
July 2002-June 2006 Columbia University at Harlem Hospital Center
General Surgery Residency
PGY 2,3,4,5 (Chief Resident)
Apr-Jun 2004 Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Transplant & Cardiac Surgery (elective)
Liver Transplant, Dr. Emond
Renal Transplant, Dr. Hardy
Cardiac Surgery, Dr. Smith
Oct-Dec 2003 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Surgical Oncology (elective)
Colorectal Service, Dr. Wong
Hepatobiliary Service, Dr. Fong
Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Bains
July 2001-June 2002 Columbia University at Harlem Hospital Center
Internship, General Surgery
Honors/Awards & Courses
January 2008 Faculty for Minimally Invasive Skills Training Course
UAB School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama
January 2008 Minimally Invasive Lecture Series & Journal Club
Implemented & participated as Faculty
UAB School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama
December 2007 Certified Bariatric Nurse Examination Course
Participated as Faculty
UAB School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama
November 2007 Lap Band Course (INAMED)
Atlanta, GA
November 2007 Flexible Endoscopy Course for Surgeons
Participated as Faculty
UAB School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama
September 2007 Faculty for Minimally Invasive Skills Training Course
UAB School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama
August 2007 Minimally Invasive Lecture Series & Journal Club
Implemented & participated as Faculty
UAB School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama
July 2007 Faculty for Minimally Invasive Skills Training Course
UAB School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama
July 2007 Advanced Laparoscopic Training Course for Fellows
Covidien Headquarters
Versailles, France
June 2007 Clinical Scholar Award
Endocrine Society
Toronto 2007
May 2007 Cleveland Surgical Society
Long-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
Presented and Award granted for Fellows competition
May 2007 Faculty for City Wide Course
Utilizing Laparoscopic Ultrasound
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Jan. 2007 Faculty for City Wide Course
Basic Laparoscopic Procedures
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Aug. 2006-June 2007 Faculty for Gross Anatomy Dissection
Clinical Instructor
Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine
Feb. 2005 Advanced Laparoscopic Skills Course
SAGES - EthiconEndosurgery
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb. 2003 Beginner Laparoscopic Skills Course
SAGES – EthiconENdosurgery
Cincinnati, Ohio
1993 New England Medical Ethics Society
I wrote and presented a paper at the Greater Boston Area Medical Ethics Conference. The Changing Role of Confidentiality in Medicine, with the onset of AIDS.
1990 State of New Jersey, Department of Higher Education
Garden State Scholars Program
1990 Member of National Honors Society
Research & Publications
October 2008 Laparoscopic approach for Paragangliomas: A Case series
N Ballem, M Milas, E Berber, A Siperstein
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Presentation at ACS, San Francisco, CA
October 2008 Laparoscopic Management of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome
J Argo, N Ballem, J Hunter, RH Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presentation at ACS, San Francisco, CA
August 2008 Benefits of Laparoscopy for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts
J. Argo, N Ballem, K Y ellumahanthi, RH Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presentation World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
Yokohama, Japan
July 2008 Vitamin D Deficiency: After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
RH Clements, K Yellumahanthi, M Wesley, N Ballem, K Bland
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Am Surg. 2008 Jun;74(6):469-474; discussion 474-5.
PMID: 18556987 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
July 2008 Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Prospective Analysis of Radiofrequency Ablation
N Ballem, T Pitt, E Berber, A Siperstein
Cleveland Clinic
Published in HPB journal
June 2008 Quality of Life Improvement Post-Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, M Wesley, RH Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presented at ASMBS, Washington DC
June 2008 Gastrointestinal Symptom Improvement Post-Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Long-term Data
N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, M Wesley, RH Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presented at ASMBS, Washington DC
May 2008 Bone Health in Men: Osteoporosis & Hyperparathyroidism
A Greene, N Ballem, R Parikh, A Siperstein, M Milas
Cleveland Clinic
Presented at Cleveland Surgical Society, Cleveland, OH
May 2008 Endocrine Effects of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: 1,000 patient analysis with Long term Follow up
N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, M Wesley, RH Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Submitted to International Congress of Endocrinology
April 2008 Benefits of Laparoscopy for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts
J Argo, N Ballem, K Y ellumahanthi, RH Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presented at SAGES, Philadelphia, PA
April 2008 Laparoscopic Management of Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
N Ballem, B Sorensen, J Hunter, RH Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presented at SAGES, Philadelphia, PA
March 2008 Open Versus Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repairs: 5 year Outcomes
N Ballem, R Parikh, E Berber, A Siperstein
Cleveland Clinic
Published in Surgical Endoscopy
Surg Endosc. 2008 Jun 5. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 18528613 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
February 2008 Vitamin D Deficiency: After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
RH Clements, K Yellumahanthi, M Wesley, N Ballem, K Bland
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Oral Presentation at SESC 2008
February 2008 Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Prospective Analysis of
Radiofrequency Ablation
N Ballem, T Pitt, E Berber, A Siperstein
Cleveland Clinic
Plenary Session IHPBA 2008
Manuscript submitted to HPB
January 2008 Appreciation of Osteoporosis Among Men with
Hyperparathyroidism
N Ballem, R Parikh, A Greene, A Siperstein, M Milas
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Accepted for publication Endocrine Practice
November 2007 Retained Capsule Endoscopy: Retrieved by Minimally Invasive
Methods
N Ballem, A Siperstein, E Berber
Cleveland Clinic
Submitted to DDW/ASGE 2008
November 2007 Why Pharmacologic Prophylaxis May be More Harmful than
Helpful among Bariatric patients: Review of 900 consecutive cases
N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, J Argo, M Wesley, RH Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Submitted to ASMBS 2008
November 2007 Quality of Life Improvement After Bariatric Surgery: 5 year
Outcomes utilizing SF-36 Analysis
N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, J Argo, RH Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Accepted for presentation ASMBS 2008
November 2007 GI Symptomatology Improvement after Bariatric Surgery
N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, J Argo, RH Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Accepted for presentation ASMBS 2008
October 2007 Laparoscopic Assisted ERCP: PostRoux En Y Gastric Bypass
N Ballem, J Hunter, RH Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Video Submission for DDW/ASGE 2008
October 2007 Techniques in Head and Neck Ultrasound for Endocrine Disease
N Ballem, R Parikh, E Berber, M Milas, A Siperstein
Cleveland Clinic
Presented at American College of Surgeons Video Session
October 2007 Osteoporosis in Men: Novel Trends
N Ballem, R Parikh, E Berber, A Siperstein, M Milas
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic Research Symposium
September 2007 Laparoscopic Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts: Benefit Analysis
J Argo, K Reddy, N Ballem, RH Clements
UAB, Birmingham, Alabama
Oral presentation SAGES 2008
August 2007 Laparoscopic approach for Paragangliomas: A Case series
N Ballem, M Milas, E Berber, A Siperstein
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Video Submission for SAGES 2008
August 2007 Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Unresectable
Hepatocellcular Carcinoma: Long term Follow up
N Ballem, E Berber, AE Siperstein
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio
Submitted to IHPBA 2007
August 2007 Laparoscopic IMA ligation for Type II Endoleak
N Ballem, J Hunter, RH Clements
UAB, Birmingham, Alabama
Video Submission for SAGES 2008
July 2007 Laparoscopic Duodenojejunostomy for SMA syndrome
N Ballem, B Sorensen, J Hunter, RH Clements
UAB, Birmingham, Alabama
Video Submission for SAGES 2008
June 2007 Why Do Claims Get Denied?: Reimbursement for Gastric Bypass
S Veejay, N Ballem, B Chand, P Schauer
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Presented ASBS 2007
June 2007 Thyroid Hormones: The Effects of Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
C Silas, N Ballem, B Chand, P Schauer
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Presented ASBS 2007
June 2007 The Importance of Recognizing Osteoporosis &
Hyperparathyroidism in Men
N Ballem, R Parikh, C Garner, E Berber, A Siperstein, M Milas
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Presented Endocrine Society 2007
May 2007 Long-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Hernia Repairs
N Ballem, E Berber, A Siperstein
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Presented Cleveland Surgical Society 2007
May 2007 Why Localization Studies Fail: Analysis of 1,000 Patients
R Parikh, N Ballem, C Garner, E Berber, M Milas, A Siperstein
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Presented AAES 2007
April 2007 Laparoscopic Versus Open Hernia Repair: 5yr Recurrence Rates
N Ballem, R Parikh, E Berber, A Siperstein
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Presented SAGES 2007
April 2007 Analysis of factors affecting Laparoscopic Splenectomy
T Pitt, N Ballem, B Chand, P Schauer
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Presented SAGES 2007
April 2007 Survival after Radiofrequency Ablation of Colorectal Liver
Metastases: 10 year Experience
A Siperstein, N Ballem, R Parikh, E Berber
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Presented ASA 2007
Published in Annals of Surgery
Ann Surg. 2007 Oct;246(4):559-65; discussion 565-7.
PMID: 17893492 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
g. 2006 Gastric Bypass in a Factor Five Deficient Patient
H Syed, N Ballem, H Beaton
North General Hospital, New York, NY
Obes Surg. 2006 Aug;16(8):1104-6.
PMID: 16901369 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
July 2006 The Role of Medical Reprocessing
Evaluating the current controversies and understanding the legislative and economic impact.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Ballem, Dr. Siperstein
2005 Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Dr. Emond, Chief of Liver Transplant Surgery
Dr. Varadarajan, Retrospective Review of Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension Patients and the Evolution of their Management.
2001 Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Research Assistant
Dr. Michel Gagner, MD, Chief of Laparoscopic Surgery
Dr. Kini, Research Fellow, Dr. Gentileschi, Associate Professor of Surgery
Developing new techniques for Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Kidney Transplantation
1991-1992 Harvard Medical School, Research Assistant
Dr. Czeisler, MD, Dr. Dijk, MD
Laboratory for Circadian and Sleep Disorder Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Womens Hospital
Boston, MA
Analyzed the role of the circadian pacemaker and sleep homeostat response to varying sleep wake cycles.
DJ Dijk, CA Czeisler, Paradoxical timing of the circadian rhythm of sleep propensity serves to consolidate sleep and wakefulness in humans, Vol. 166 of Neuroscience Letters, 166 (1):63-8,1994, Jan. 17.
Society Memberships
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
Endocrine Society
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
Society for Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS)