Breastfeeding
Jeanne L. Ballard, MD
Title
Clinical Pediatric Emerita
Appointment
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and OB GYN, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Phone
513-636-2326
Fax
513-636-7247
Bio
Hospital Neonatologist at Bethesda Hospital 1972 - 1979.
Attending Neonatologist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and The University Hospital 1979 - Present.
Director High Risk Clinic, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 1984 - 1990.
Founder / Medical Director, Lactation Education Resouce Center 1997 - 2007.
Credentials
MD: Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1965.
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1966-1969
Fellowship: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 1970-1972.
Research: Gestational Assessment of the Newborn
Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 1973; Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, 1975; Fellow-Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 1993.
Awards and Honors
Silver Apple Teaching Award, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1994
Clinician Teacher Award Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 1994, 1995.
Visiting Professor re: GA of Newborn, 1990, 1991, 1992.
Cited for Signature article contribution to Academic Neonatology, Journal of Pediatrics, 2002 Nov.
UCCOM Nominee for the AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award, February, 2004.
Research
Gestational assessment; bronchopulmonary dyplasia; gastro-esophageal reflux; ankyloglossia and its effect on breastfeeding
Research Grants and Contracts
March of Dimes Grant to establish the Lactation Education Resource Center at The University Hospital
Publications, Most Recent
Jeanne Ballard's publications as listed by PubMed
Ballard JL, Treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome with breast milk containing methadone.J Perinat Neonat Nurs 15(4):76-86, 2002.
Ballar JL, Auer CL, Khoury JC, Ankyloglossia: Assessment, incidence and effectiveness of frenuloplasty on the breastfeeding dyad.Pediatrics, 110(5) URL http//www2002.
Geraghty SR, Davidson BS, Warner BB, Sapsford AL, Ballard JL, List BA, Akers R, Morrow AL. The development of a research human milk bank.Journal of Human Lactation, 21(1):59-66,2005.
Ballard JL, Chantry C, Howard CR. Guidelines for the evaluation and management of neonatal ankyloglossia and its complications in the breastfeeding dyad. ABM Clinical Protocal #11, ABM News and Views, 11(1):2005.
Recent Presentations / Invited Lectures
Breastfeeding the Baby with Special Needs 12th Annual Regional Perinatal and Women's Health Conference, Erlanger, KY, May 15, 2003
Ankyloglossia: The challenge of Identification and Resolution of Tongue-tie Health Care Provider's Seminar, La Leche League of Ohio's Breastfeeding and Parenting Conference, Dublin, OH, October 4, 2003
Yeast Infections: Diagnosis and Effective Treatment of Monilial Infections in Mothers and Infants Health Care Provider's Seminar, LaLeche League of Ohio's Breastfeeding and Parenting Conference, Dublin, OH, October 4, 2003
Breastfeeding and Oral and Dental Health Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 8th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 10, 2003
Ankyloglossia and Breastfeeding - A Clip Away from Success Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, CA, October 11, 2004
Visiting Professor to lecture on Maturational Assessment of Gestational Age. St. Alphonsus Hospital, Boise, ID, October 26, 2003
Visiting Professor to lecture on the diagnosis and treatment of ankyloglossia in the newborn at the Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Grand Rounds, University of Kentucky at Lexington, September 17, 2004
Professional Organization Memberships
- University Hospital Unit Based Desgin Team Committee
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Pediatric Curriculum Committee
- University Hospital Infection Control Committee
- UCCOM Pediatrics Club - Faculty Advisor
Special Interests
Breastfeeding medicine; ankyloglossia / frenuloplasty; gastro-esophageal reflux in infants; feeding problems in newborns and infants
