Douglas Wilmot Ball MD

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Thyroid

Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

601 North Caroline StreetFloor 7Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-955-9270
Fax+1 410-367-2042

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Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1988 - 1991
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1984

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Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 1988 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
PA State Medical License 1986 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

ICI-induced Granulomatous Sialadenitis is Responsive to Prednisone.
Rachel J Kulchar, Amara Ogbonnaya-WhiDlesey, Margaret E Beach, Zohreh Khavandgar, Eileen Pelayo
Medrxiv. 2026-01-26
1 citations
Financial Toxicity Across the Thyroid Cancer Care Continuum: A Systematic Review.
Maria Armache, Rachel Stemme, Wassim Najjar, Nadia L Samaha, Madison Hearn
Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2025-07-01
3 citations
Adrenal cysts less than 10 cm can be safely observed.
Emily Rodriguez, Tatiana Fedorova, Maria Daskam, Ezra Baraban, Darci C Foote
World Journal of Surgery. 2024-08-01

Press Mentions

A Second Opinion Thwarts Spreading Thyroid TumorAugust 23rd, 2018

Grant Support

A Neural Transcription Factor In Lung Cancer EvolutionNational Cancer Institute2000–2006
Neural Transcription Factor In Lung Cancer EvolutionNational Cancer Institute1996–2003