Dr. John M Ballard MD
Orthopedist
1600 State Street Salem OR, 97301About
Dr. John Ballard is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Salem, OR. Dr. Ballard specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Ballard tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Baylor College of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Identification and quantitation of extractables from cellulose acetate butyrate
- Photosensitized degradation of losartan potassium in an extemporaneous suspension formulation.
- Degradation of vitamin D3 in a stressed formulation: the identification of esters of vitamin D3 formed by a transesterification with triglycerides.
Treatments
- Torn Meniscus
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Rotator Cuff Tear
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