Background
Balsam, Marion Joyce was born on October 9, 1940 in New York City. Daughter of Emanuel and Dorothy Balsam.
Balsam, Marion Joyce was born on October 9, 1940 in New York City. Daughter of Emanuel and Dorothy Balsam.
Bachelor, Cornell University, 1962. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1966.
Chief Crippled Children's Services Guam Department Public Health, 1971—1974. Joined United States Navy, 1975, advanced through grades to Rear Admiral, 1998. Staff pediatrician Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, 1975—1981.
Head inpatient pediatrics National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, 1981—1985, department chair, 1985—1989, deputy Commander, 1991—1993. Medical director, chief of staff Naval Hospital, San Diego, 1989—1991, Commander Pensacola, Florida, 1993—1995. Fleet medical officer Naval Forces Europe, London, 1995—1998.
Commander Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1998—2000. Lead agent Tricare, Mid-Atlantic Region, 1998—2000. Director research partnerships National Children's Study, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development /National Institutes of Health, since 2003.
Fellow: American Academy Pediatrics (member task force on terrorism and children, former member committee on pediat workforce, chairman subcommittee on women in pediatrics).
Children: Ross Garret, Joclyn Page, Clifford Scott, Marissa Hale.