PerryBallMD

Neurosurgery • Lebanon, NH

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Associate Professor, Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine

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Office
1 Medical Center Dr
Lebanon, NH 03756
Phone+1 603-650-5022

Fax+1 603-650-4547
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Education & Training

Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1986 - 1991
University of Michigan Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1985 - 1986
Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1985
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine)
University of New Mexico School of MedicineFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Certifications & Licensure

NM State Medical License 1991 - 2025
NH State Medical License 1992 - 2024
American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Association between interhospital transfer and increased in-hospital mortality in patients with spinal epidural abscesses.
Maria K Pomponio, Imad S Khan, Linton T Evans, Nathan E Simmons, Perry A Ball, Timothy C Ryken, Jennifer Hong> ;The Spine Journal. 2022 Jun 1
16 citations
Racial Disparities in Outcomes After Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Imad Saeed Khan, Elijah Huang, Walker Maeder-York, Renata W. Yen, Nathan E. Simmons, Perry A. Ball, Timothy C. Ryken> ;World Neurosurgery. 2021 Oct 8
5 citations
Telehealth's New Horizon: Providing Smart Hospital-Level Care in the Home.
Joseph M. Rosen, Lisa V. Adams, James A. Geiling, Kevin M. Curtis, Robyn E. Mosher, Perry A. Ball, Eliot B. Grigg, Kendra A. Hebert, Jill R. Grodan, Jacob C. Jurmain, ...> ;Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 2021 Mar 3
Laparoscopic-Assisted Intra-Abdominal Section of the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve for Meralgia Paresthetica Following Anterior Hip Arthroplasty.
Jennifer Hong, Thadeus L. Trus, Perry A. Ball> ;World Neurosurgery. 2019 Jun 1
10 citations
A Cohort Study of the Natural History of Odontoid Pseudoarthrosis Managed Nonoperatively in Elderly Patients
Jennifer Hong, Rifat Zaman, Shannon Coy, David A. Pastel, Nathan E. Simmons, Perry A. Ball, Sohail K. Mirza, William A. Abdu, Adam M. Pearson, S. Scott Lollis> ;World Neurosurgery. 2018 Jun 1
Introduction. Critical care
Gregory W.J. Hawryluk, Perry A. Ball, Zachary L. Hickman, Joshua E. Medow> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2017 Nov 1
Editorial. Subdural hematoma in the older population.
Perry A. Ball> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2017 Nov 1
18 citations
IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. Resolution of Lumbar Disk Herniation without Surgery.
Jennifer Hong, Perry A. Ball> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2016 Apr 20
3 citations
Utility of Routine Outpatient Cervical Spine Imaging Following Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion.
Atman Desai, Arjun V Pendharkar, Jessica G Swienckowski, Perry A. Ball, S. Scott Lollis, Nathan E. Simmons> ;Cureus. 2015 Nov 23
Rate of Reoperation Is Not the Same as Rate of Migration
Perry A. Ball> ;Neuromodulation. 2015 Jul 1
SPORT: Does Incidental Durotomy Affect Longterm Outcomes in Cases of Spinal Stenosis?
Desai, A.,Ball, P. A.,Bekelis, K.,Lurie, J.,Mirza, S. K.,Tosteson, T. D.,Weinstein, J. N.> ;Neurosurgery. 2015 Feb 19
26 citations
Postoperative Mycoplasma hominis infections after neurosurgical intervention.
Wesley J Whitson, Perry A. Ball, S. Scott Lollis, Jason D. Balkman, David F Bauer> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 1
6 citations
Neurostimulation for Neck Pain and Headache
Jennifer Hong, Perry A. Ball, Gilbert J. Fanciullo> ;Headache. 2014 Mar 1
9 citations
Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury in the Neurocritical Care Unit
Linton T. Evans, Stuart Scott Lollis, Perry A. Ball> ;Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 2013 Jul 1
28 citations
Variation in outcomes across centers after surgery for lumbar stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis in the spine patient outcomes research trial.
Atman Desai, Kimon Bekelis, Perry A. Ball, Jon D. Lurie, Sohail K. Mirza, Tor D. Tosteson, Wenyan Zhao, James Neil Weinstein> ;Spine. 2013 Apr 15
11 citations
Association of a higher density of specialist neuroscience providers with fewer deaths from stroke in the United States population
Atman Desai, Kimon Bekelis, Wenyan Zhao, Perry A. Ball, Kadir Erkmen> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2013 Feb 1
13 citations
Spine patient outcomes research trial: do outcomes vary across centers for surgery for lumbar disc herniation?
Atman Desai, Kimon Bekelis, Perry A. Ball, Jon D. Lurie, Sohail K. Mirza, Tor D. Tosteson, Wenyan Zhao, James Neil Weinstein> ;Neurosurgery. 2012 Oct 1
11 citations
Increased population density of neurosurgeons associated with decreased risk of death from motor vehicle accidents in the United States.
Atman Desai, Kimon Bekelis, Wenyan Zhao, Perry A. Ball> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2012 Aug 31
38 citations
Surgery for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis in Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial: does incidental durotomy affect outcome?
Atman Desai, Perry A. Ball, Kimon Bekelis, Jon D. Lurie, Sohail K. Mirza, Tor D. Tosteson, Wenyan Zhao, James Neil Weinstein> ;Spine. 2012 Mar 1
48 citations
Outcomes after incidental durotomy during first-time lumbar discectomy.
Atman Desai, Perry A. Ball, Kimon Bekelis, Jon D. Lurie, Sohail K. Mirza, Tor D. Tosteson, James Neil Weinstein> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2011 May 1
5 citations
Cause-specific mortality among neurosurgeons
S. Scott Lollis, Pablo A. Valdés, Zhongze Li, Perry A. Ball, David W. Roberts> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2010 Sep 1
14 citations
An unusual case of penetrating injury to the spine resulting in cauda equina syndrome: case presentation and a review of the literature.
Kendall H. Lee, Jessica S. Lin, Henry F. Pallatroni, Perry A. Ball> ;Spine. 2007 Apr 20
40 citations
Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the spine in an adult: case report and review of the literature
Elena L. Zarovnaya, Henry F. Pallatroni, Eugen B. Hug, Perry A. Ball, Laurence D. Cromwell, J. Marc Pipas, Camilo E. Fadul, Louise P. Meyer, Jonathan P. Park, Jaclyn A...> ;Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2007 Mar 22
9 citations
Split cord malformation as a cause of tethered cord syndrome in a 78-Year-old female.
Henry F. Pallatroni, Perry A. Ball, Ann-Christine Duhaime> ;Pediatric Neurosurgery. 2004 Mar 1
7 citations
Minimally invasive fusion: summary statement.
Richard D. Guyer, Kevin T. Foley, Frank M. Phillips, Perry A. Ball> ;Spine. 2003 Aug 1
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Professional Memberships

Congress of Neurological Surgeons - CNS
Member
American Association of Neurological Surgeons - AANS
Fellow
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterLebanon, New Hampshire
White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical CenterWhite River Junction, Vermont