Stephen James Balise, MD
Morgantown, WV 26505
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EDUCATION
University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, CT
Degree: Doctor of Medicine, May 2016
08/2008-05/2012
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Psychology: Neuroscience Track, Summa Cum Laude
RESIDENCY TRAINING
West Virginia University, Department of Surgery – General Surgery Resident
PGY-1 – 07/01/2018-06/30/2019
PGY-2 – 07/01/2019-06/30/2020
PGY-3 – 07/01/2020-06/30/2021
PGY-4 – 07/01/2021-06/30/2022
PGY-5 – 07/01/22-12/15/2022
PGY-5 – 05/31/2023 – present
Educational Chief – PGY-5 – 07/01/2022 – 12/31/2022
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX – General Surgery Resident Intern
PGY-1 – 07/01/2017-06/30/2018
University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT - General Surgery Resident – Intern
PGY-1 – 07/01/2016-06/30/2017
USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination)
Step 1 – 235
Step 2CK – 250
Step 2 – Pass
Step 3 – 213
WORK EXPERIENCE
Summer – 2013 Southern Vermont Area Health Education Centers Program (AHEC) MedQuest Camp, Mentor, Bennington, CT
Mentored high school students from Southern Vermont who aspired to pursue careers in healthcare. This includes teaching lectures, leading activities, as well as transporting students to clinical sites while living at Southern Vermont College for a week.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/MEMBERSHIP
American Medical Association
American College of Surgeons
AWARDS
2019-2020 – Franklin Schiebel MD Excellence in Critical Care Award
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS
Medical license
WV Board of Medicine – Educational Permit: #158 Issued 07/01/2019-12/30/2022
Texas Medical Board of Medicine – Educational Permit: #BP20073470 – Issued: 3/1/2021-3/31/2022
Certifications
FLS (Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery) – Passed 7/1/2021
FES (Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery) – Passed 7/12/2021
FCCS (Fundamentals of Critical Care Surgery) – 6/2018
ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) -- Active (Most recent 8/2023)
BLS (Basic Life Support) – Active (Most recent 8/2023)
ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) – 11/1/2021 – 11/11/2025
Stop the Bleed Course
Research and Interests
Abstract: Case Presentation: Low Pressure Hydrocephalus in a 10-year old
S.R. Durham M.D., A. Strand M.D., S. Balise B.S.
39th Annual Meeting American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons 01/31/16-02/05/16, The Ritz Carlton, Aruba
Case Report: Cefepime induced encephalopathy: Natural course and symptoms of two patients
S. Balise, L. Tolat, L. Leung, J. Pineda, and C. Marroquin
Int. J. Drug Res. Tech. 2017, Vol. 7 (3), 107-111, ISSN 2277-1506
The Surgical Management of complicated peptic ulcer disease: An EAST video presentation.
A.Hudnall, J. Bardes, K. Coleman, C. Stout, D. Regier, S. Balise, D. Borgstrom, D. Grabo
Journal of Trauma Acute Care Surgery, July 2022