Dr. Karen Ballinger
Positions
Clinical Lecturer
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | Community Pediatrics
Affiliations
Child Health & Wellness Researcher
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Contact information
Preferred method of communication
Patients and families: I cannot respond to requests for appointments over email, even if you are a current patient. Please contact the Sport Medicine Centre at (403) 220-8518 to set up an in-person or phone call appointment.
Background
Credentials
Diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine, Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine, 2023
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (Pediatrics), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2021
Educational Background
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2022
Pediatrics Residency University of Manitoba, 2021
Doctor of Medicine University of Toronto, 2017
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (Honours) McMaster University, 2012
Biography
Dr. Ballinger is a pediatric sport medicine physician located at the University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre.
Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Publications
- Physeal stress injuries in young athletes.. Ballinger, K. (author). Caine, D., Nguyen, J.C., & Grady, M. (editors).. Springer Cham. 213-229. (2024)
- The youth athlete: a practitioner’s guide to providing comprehensive sports medicine care. Toor, J., Ballinger, K., Master, C.L. & Grady, M.F. (authors). Krabak, A. & Brooks, B. (editors).. Academic Press. 109-124. (2023)
- Clinical outcomes of pediatric acute sport- and non-sport related concussions. Ballinger, K., McGuinty, D., Girardin, R., Ellis, M. & Russell, K. Can J Neurol Sci. (2022)
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