Stephen Kent Ball, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Cardiac Surgery
Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute
1215 21" Avenue South, MCE
5th Floor, Suite 5209
Nashville, TN 37232-8802
Phone: {615) 343-9195
email: s.ball@vanderbilt.edu
Date of Birth: October 23, 1960
Place of Birth: Fort Benjamin, Harrison, Indiana
Education:
Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson, MS - May, 1979
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS B.S. (Engineering) - May, 1983
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS - May, 1987
Internship, General Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS, July 1, 1987 -June 30, 1988
Resident, General Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS, July 1, 1988 -June 30, 1992
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery- Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
Chicago, IL, July 1, 1992 - December 1994
Licensure:
Tennessee, 1995 (MD 26291); Illinois, 1992
Appointments:
Member, Division of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN
January 1995 to December 2006
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
January 2007 - Present
Professional Organizations:
American Board of Thoracic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
Articles:
Balaguer JM, Yu C, Byrne JG, Ball SK, Petracek MR, Brown NJ, Pretotius M: Contribution of endogenous
bradykinin to fibrinolysis, inflammation, and blood product transfusion following cardiac surgery: a
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randomized clinical trial. Clin Pharmacol Ther, 2013 Apr, Vol 4{93): 326-34
Ball SK, collaborator: Fish oil and postoperative atrial fibrillation: the Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Prevention
of Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation (OPERA) randomized trial. JAMA, 2012 Nov 21, Vol 19 {308): 2001-11
Pretorious M, Murray KT, Yu C, Byrne JG, Billings FT 4'", Petracek MR, Greelish JP, Hoff SJ, Ball SK, Mishra
V, Body SC, Brown NJ: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition or mineralcorticoid receptor blockade
do not affect prevalence of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Crit Care Med, 2012
Oct, Vol 10(40): 2805-12
Jaik NP, Umakanthan R, Leacche M, Solenkova N, Balaguer JM, Hoff, SJ, Ball SK, Absi TS, Balaguer JM,
Byrne JG: Current status of hybrid coronary revascularization. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Th er, 2011 Oct. Vol
10(9): 1331-7
Petracek MR, Leacche M, Solenkova N, Umakanthan R, Ahmad RM, Ball SK, Hoff SJ, Absi TS, Balaguer
JM, Byrne JG: Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery expands the surgical options for high-risks patients.
Ann Surg, 2011 Oct, Vol 4(254) 606-11
Billings FT 4'0, Ball SK, Roberts U 2"', Pretorious M: Postoperative acute kidney injury is associated with
hemoglobinemia and an enhanced oxidative stress response. Free Radie Biol Med, 2011 Jun 1,
Vol 11(50): 1480-7
Hoff SJ, Ball SK, Leacche M, Solenkova N, Umakanthan R, Petracek MR, Ahmad R, Greelish JP, Walker K,
Byrne JG: Results of completion arteriography after minimally invasive off-pump coronary artery bypass.
Ann Thorac Surg, 2011 Jan, Vol 1(91): 31-6: discussion 36-7
Ball SK, Field MC, Tippins JR: Regulation of thromboxane receptor signaling at multiple levels by
. oxidative stress-induced stabilization, relocation and enhanced responsiveness. PLoS One, 2010 Sep 15,
Vol 9(5): e12798
Umakanthan R, Petracek MR, Leacche M, Solenkova NV, Eagle SS, Thompson A, Ahmad RM, Greelish JP,
Ball SK, Hoff SJ, Absi TS, Balaguer JM, Byrne JG: Minimally invasive right lateral thoracotomy without
aortic cross-clamping: an attractive alternative to repeat sternotomy for reoperative mitral valve
surgery. J Heart Valve Dis, 2010 Mar, Vol: 2(19): 236-43
Zhao DX, Leacche M, Balaguer JM, Boudoulas KD, Damp JA, Greelish JP, Byrne JG, Writing Group of the
Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Anesthesiology, and interventional Cardiology Groups at the Vanderbilt Heart
anq Vascular Institute, Ahmad RM, Ball SK, Cleator JH, Deegan RJ, Eagle SS, Fong PP, Fredi JL, Hoff SJ,
Jennings HS 3'', McPherson JA, Piana RN, Prestorious M, Robbins MA, Slosky DA, Thompson A: Routine
intraoperative completion angiography after coronary artery bypass grafting and 1-stop hybrid
revascularization results from a fully integrated hybrid catherization laboratory/operating room. J Am
Coll Cardiel, 2009 Jan 20, Vol 3{53): 232-41
Fleming GA, Murray KT, Yu C, Byrne JG, Greelish JP, Petracek MR, Hoff SJ, Ball SK, Brown NJ, Pretorious:
Milrinone use is associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. Circulation, 2008
Oct 14, Vol 16(118): 1619-25
Umakanthan R, Leacche M, Petracek MR, Kumar S, Solenkova NV, Kaiser CA, Greelish JP, Balaguer JM,
Ahmad RM, Ball SK, Hoff SJ, Absi TS, Kim BS, Byrne JG: Safety of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
without aortic cross-clamp. Ann Thorac Surg, 2008 May, Vol: 5(85): 1544-9; discussion 1549-50
Whyteside G, Meek PJ, Ball SK, Dixon N, Finbow ME, Kee TP, Findlay JB, Harrison MA: Concanamycin and
indolyl pentadieneamide inhibitors of the vacuolar H+ ATPase bind with high affinity to the purified
proteolipid subunit of the membrane domain: Biochemistry, 2005 Nov 15, Vol: 45(44): 15024-31
Light RW, Rogers JT, Moyers JP, Lee YC, Rodriguez RM, Alford WC Jr, Ball SK, Burrus GR, Coltharp WH,
Glassford DM Jr, Hoff SJ, Lea JW 4'h, Nesbitt JC, Petracek MR, Starkey TD, Stoney WS, Tedder M:
Prevalence and clinical course of pleural effusions at 30 days after coronary artery and cardiac surgery.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2002 Dec 15, Vol: 12 Pt 1(166): 1567-71
Hoff SJ, Ball SK, Coltharp WH, Glassford DM Jr, Lea JW 4'h, Petracek MR: Coronary artery bypass in
patients 80 years and over: is off-pump the operation of choice? Ann Thorac Surg, 2002 Oct, Vol: 4(74):
S1340-3
Petracek MR, Shuman TA, Pirolo JS, Tedder M, Ball SK, Graves D: Use of Toronto stentless porcine valve
in patients with aortic dilation. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1999 Oct, Vol: 4 Suppl 1(11): 74-8
Piro lo JS. Fredi JL, Shuman TA, Alford WC, Jr., Ball SK, Burrus GR, Coltharp WH, Glassford DM, Jr., Hoff SJ,
Lea IV, JW, Petracek, MR, Starkey TD, Stoney WS, Tedder M,: Larger Pleural effusions occurring after
coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Intern Med 130: 891-896, 1999
Ball SK, Croley GG 2"d: Blunt abdominal trauma. A review of 637 patients, J Miss State Med Assoc. 1996
Feb; 37(2):465-8.
Ball SK, Grogan JB, Collier BJ, Scott-Conner CE: Bacterial phagocytosis in obstructive jaundice. A
microbiologic and electron microscope analysis. Am Surg. 1991 Feb: 57(2): 67-72
Warner R, Ball SK, Dalton ML: Bronchogenic carcinoma treated by concomitant resection of lung and
chest wall. South Med J. 1990 Jun: 83(6): 621-3, 633