Elizabeth Ballance
Areas of expertise: Pediatric physical therapy, International patient care, Mitochondrial disease
About Elizabeth Ballance
Titles
Physical Therapist
Certifications
APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor
Board Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist (PCS)
Physical Therapist (PT)
Leadership and Memberships
American Physical Therapy Association
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BA in Linguistics - Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Graduate Degree
DPT - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Residency
ABPTRFE Accredited Pediatric Residency Program - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Selected Publications
2023
Gavazzi F, Glanzman AM, Woidill S, Formanowski B, Dixit A, Isaacs D, Kornafel T, Ballance E, Pierce SR, Modesti N, Barcelos I, Cusack SV, Jan AK, Flores Z, Sherbini O, Vincent A, D'Aiello R, Lorch SA, DeMauro SB, Jawad A, Vanderver A, Adang L. Exploration of Gross Motor Function in Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome. J Child Neurol. 2023 Jul 27:8830738231188753. doi: 10.1177/08830738231188753. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37499181.
Gavazzi F, Patel V, Charsar B, Glanzman A, Erler J, Sevagamoorthy A, McKenzie E, Kornafel T, Ballance E, Pierce SR, Teng M, Formanowski B, Woidill S, Shults J, Wassmer E, Tonduti D, Magrinelli F, Bernard G, Van Der Knaap M, Wolf N, Adang L, Vanderver A. Gross Motor Function in Pediatric Onset TUBB4A-Related Leukodystrophy: GMFM-88 Performance and Validation of GMFC-MLD in TUBB4A. J Child Neurol. 2023 Jul 17:8830738231188159. doi: 10.1177/08830738231188159. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37461315.
2021
Gavazzi F, Adang L, Waldman A, Jan AK, Liu G, Lorch SA, DeMauro SB, Shults J, Pierce SR, Ballance E, Kornafel T, Harrington A, Glanzman AM, Vanderver A. Reliability of the Telemedicine Application of the Gross Motor Function Measure-88 in Patients With Leukodystrophy. Pediatr Neurol. 2021 Dec;125:34-39. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.09.012.
Flickinger J, Fan J, Wellik A, Ganetzky R, Goldstein A, Muraresku CC, Glanzman AM, Ballance E, Leonhardt K, McCormick EM, Soreth B, Nguyen S, Gornish J, George-Sankoh I, Peterson J, MacMullen LE, Vishnubhatt S, McBride M, Haas R, Falk MJ, Xiao R, Zolkipli-Cunningham Z. Development of a Mitochondrial Myopathy-Composite Assessment Tool. JCSM Clin Rep. 2021 Oct;6(4):109-127.