Dr. Christa Balanoff is certified by the American Board of Surgery. She earned her medical degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center and completed her residency at Indiana University. Dr. Balanoff's goal is to meld the heart and science of medicine together and guide the patient in their journey throughout the treatment process. She focuses on the surgical treatment of both benign and malignant diseases of the breast.
Dr Balanoff has been excited to participate in the many ongoing national studies that is afforded by being an NCI designated cancer center. These opportunities enhance patient outcomes now and into the future. During her transition into academic medicine, Dr Balanoff obtained a Masters in Health Profession Education. One of the major reasons for pursuing this the acknowledgment of how different learners are today from past learners. Dr Balanoff felt it was incumbent to understand the learners needs and methods. She looks forward to applying the new gained knowledge for programmatic and curriculum development.
Abstract GS5-05: Primary analysis of NRG-BR005, a phase II trial assessing accuracy of tumor bed biopsies in predicting pathologic complete response (pCR) in patients with clinical/radiological complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) to explore the feasibility of breast-conserving treatment without surgery
Breast incidental findings on abdominal and chest MRI
Chapter 15, Breast Surgery
Does Addition of Breast MRI Add Value to the Diagnostic Work Up of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma?
Evaluation of Imaging Nodal Staging for Breast Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Evaluation of Surgical Complications after Single Agent vs Dual Agent HER2 Targeted Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Fel1ne: letrozole plus placebo compared to letrozole plus ribociclib as neo-adjuvant therapy for early breast cancer
Incidental Breast Findings on Abdominal and Chest MRI: Cancer Detection Rates and Compliance with Follow-up Recommendations
Recapitulating the DCIS microenvironment in the MIND xenograft models
Improving Utility of Surgical Skills Assessment Tools Using Qualitative Methods