Shana Ballow, DO, FACS
Clinical Professor, UCSF
Specialty: Critical Care/Trauma

Shana Ballow, DO, is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Fresno regional campus. She also serves as Pediatric Trauma Medical Director at Community Regional Medical Center (CRMC).

Dr. Ballow earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. She completed her general surgery residency and fellowship in Surgical Critical Care at UCSF Fresno. Dr. Ballow is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.

Dr. Ballow joined the Department of Surgery's core faculty in General Surgery and Critical Care Surgery at Community Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in 2012. As a teaching faculty member, she provides both clinical and didactic education to a broad range of learners, including medical students, general surgery residents, residents from other specialties rotating on the surgical service, and fellows in Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery.

Dr. Ballow is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Western Trauma Association. She has been invited to present both nationally and regionally for her interests in trauma and critical care.