Glen Balch, MD

Assistant Professor
Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

glen.balch@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Education

FellowshipMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology (2007)
ResidencyVanderbilt University Medical Center, General Surgery (2005)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Texas Medical School at Houston (1998)

Research Interests

Minimally invasive surgical techniques in the treatment of cancer patients
The use of biomarkers for patient selection and treatment

Publications

Featured
Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy after preoperative therapy for stage II and III breast cancer

GC Balch, SK Mithani, KR Richards, RD Beauchamp, MC Kelley , Ann Surg Onc , July 2003; (10/6):616-21

Featured
Accuracy of intraoperative gross examination of surgical margin status in women undergoing partial mastectomy for breast malignancy

GC Balch, SK Mithani, JF Simpson, MC Kelley , Am Surg , January 2005; (71/1):22-7

Featured
Regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 expression by the translational silencer TIA-1

DA Dixon, GC Balch, N Kedersha, P Anderson, GA Zimmerman, RD Beauchamp, SM Prescott , J Exp Med , August 2003; (193/3):475-81

Featured
Smad3 has a critical role in TGF-beta mediated growth inhibition and apoptosis in colonic epithelial cells

SK Mithani, GC Balch, SR Shiou, RH Whitehead, PK Datta, RD Beauchamp , J Surg Res , April 2004; (117/2):296-305

Modern Management of Rectal Cancer: a 2006 Update

GC Balch, A De Meo, J Guillem , World Journal of Gastroenterology , May 2006; (12/20):3186-95

Emerging Role of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery for Rectal Cancers

GC Balch , Annals of Surgical Oncology , June 2009; (16/6):1451-3

Multidisciplinary Treatment of Primary Melanoma

K Yao, GC Balch, DJ Winchester , Surg Clin of North Am , February 2009; (89/1):267-81

Honors/Awards

Alfred Blalock Award

Most Outstanding Research Contributions by a Surgical Resident at Vanderbilt University (2005)

Lester WIlliams Award

Award for Research at Vanderbilt University (2001)

National Research Service Award

Funded Research at Vanderbilt University 2001-2003 (2001)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American College of Surgeons

American College of Surgeons Oncology Group GI Committee

American Society of Clinical Oncology

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

Society of Surgical Oncology