Barbara Balis Frank

Background

Frank, Barbara Balis was born on January 11, 1937 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Irvin and Ruth Helen (Knoblauch) B.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, Smith College, 1958. Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1962. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

Career

Intern, fellow gastroenterology Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1962-1963, 63-64, instructor internal medicine, 1966-1969. Residentinternal medicine Bryn Mawr Hospital, Pennsylvania, 1964-1966. Clinical assistant professor medicine Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1973-1975, clinical associate professor, 1975-1985, clinical professor, 1985, director division gastroenterology Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1968-1989, attending gastroenterologist, 1989-1994.

Consultant Sacred Heart Hospital, Chester, 1974-1994.

Member science advising committee National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis, Philadelphia, 1980. Member gastroenterology-urology devices panel Food and Drug Administration, 1988-1990, chairman, 1990-1992, consultant, 1993-1994.

Member Physician Payment Review Commission, Consensus Panel for Evaluation and Management Services, 1990. Representative for gastroenterology Pennsylvania Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee Association editor MKSAP in gastroenterology and hepatology 2.

Contributor articles to professional journals.

Achievements

• Barbara Balis Frank has been listed as a noteworthy gastroenterologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Physicians, College Physicians Philadelphia, American College Gastroenterology (ad hoc commission on women in gastroenterology 1989, governor eastern Pennsylvania 1992, regionalcouncillor, Board of Governors 1994-1996. Member American Medical Association, Delaware Valley Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (president 1984-1986, councillor, governing board directors 1986-1988), Pennsylvania Society Gastroenterology (councillor for Philadelphia 1982-1984, 87-91, governing board directors), American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (councillor, governing board directors 1986-1990, 92-94, president 1991-1994, Chairman of Commission for International Classification of Diseases-9-Master in Surgery revision 1986-1989.

Interests

• Sketching; dancing.

Connections

Married Leonard Arnold Frank, August 17, 1958. Children: Michael Scott, Bradford Allan.

Father:

Irvin B.

Mother:

Ruth Helen (Knoblauch) B.

Spouse:

Leonard Arnold Frank

child:

Bradford Allan Frank

child:

Michael Scott Frank