Robert Ball Jr., M.D.

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PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT

• A highly disciplined and skilled plastic surgeon with board certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery

• U.S. Army Special Forces veteran

• Chief of surgery at Memorial Hospital in Easton, Maryland; actively participated in administrative duties, served as Chairman of Quality Assurance, and also served on a number of other administrative committees

• Fellowship trained in aesthetic surgery through New York University, at the prestigious Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital

• More than twenty five years of distinguished experience as a plastic surgeon in private practice and hospitals

• Fellowship trained in hand surgery at the University of Louisville Medical School

• Active medical license in Maryland and Kentucky and willing to relocate

• Dedicated plastic and reconstructive surgeon, who has been awarded the Patients’ Choice Award (2017-2018), Compassionate Doctor Certification Award (2015, 2017, 2018), and On-Time Doctor Award (2015, 2017, 2018) PRACTICE EXPERIENCES

• Nichols and Florman Louisville, KY 1989

• Durham Plastic Surgery Durham, NC 1989-1990

• Aesthetic Fellowship Manhattan, NY 1991

• Plastic Surgery, Inc. Wheeling, WV 1991-1995

•. Gulf Coast Plastic Surgery Pascagoula, MS 1995-1999

• Pinnacle Plastic Surgery Easton, MD 1999-2014

• Pikeville Medical Center Pikeville, KY 2014-Present EDUCATION & TRAINING

BACHELOR OF ARTS: PRE-MEDICINE 1972

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

DOCTOR OF MEDICINE 1981

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Morgantown, West Virginia

GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY 1981-1986

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Morgantown, West Virginia

PLASTIC SURGERY RESIDENCY 1986-1988

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

CHRISTINE KLEINERT HAND FELLOWSHIP 1987

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, Kentucky

AESTHETIC SURGERY FELLOWSHIP 1991

Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, NYU School of Medicine New York, New York

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Highly comfortable with complex medical problem solving using the latest scientific methods

• Exhibits expert medical knowledge; rapidly assesses and responds to medical emergencies, and performs critical surgical operations smoothly

• Produces advanced patient care by continuously expanding core knowledge associated with the most advanced surgical and technical procedures in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery

• Skillfully and attentively operates on patients to remove, repair, and improve functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems, successfully improving a patient’s health, comfort, or appearance

• Detail oriented and meticulously maintains accurate medical records; plus, documents patient’s case histories confidentially

• Personally examines patient’s medical history, medication allergies, physical conditions, and test results to verify necessity of operations for determining the proper surgical procedures

• Highly cooperative with other physicians, while readily assisting the team during complex surgeries

• Uses a consultative approach and active listening to evaluate the patient’s past history to diagnose the patient’s condition BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

• American Board of Plastic Surgery 1997

• Recertified 2016

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Society of Plastic Surgery

• American Society of Laser Medicine & Surgery

PERSONAL FACTS

Hobbies: Golf, Hunting (Black Powder and Bow), Scuba Diving, Cross Fit Training, and soccer coaching Divorced: Twins, age eighteen in college, and one child sixteen years of age

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