Jane Ball, MD
Assistant Professor, Breast Imaging
Education & Affiliations
Biography
Dr. Jane Ball is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Tulane University School of Medicine, specializing in Diagnostic Radiology, Breast and Women’s Imaging, Emergency Radiology, and Cardiothoracic Radiology. A New Orleans native, Dr. Ball also serves as Medical Student Clerkship Director and Associate Residency Program Director, combining her commitment to exceptional patient care with a passion for medical education and mentorship.
Throughout her career, Dr. Ball has remained dedicated to serving the New Orleans community while helping educate the next generation of radiologists. Her professional goals center on providing excellent care to patients, supporting trainees as they develop into skilled physicians, and using her experience and opportunities to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. She considers it an honor to now work alongside some of the same physicians who trained her and to continue learning from them as colleagues.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Ball enjoys exploring new restaurants, reading and listening to audiobooks, visiting local parks and wildlife refuges, and experiencing New Orleans’ live music scene. She is also an enthusiastic supporter of local sports teams, including the Green Wave, Saints, Pelicans, Tigers, Wolf Pack, and Privateers. A proud New Orleanian, she especially appreciates the city’s fierce sense of loyalty and community, Mardi Gras traditions, warm weather, and fresh Gulf seafood. Dr. Ball is grateful for the opportunity to serve her hometown community as a physician at Tulane.
Contributions
Peer Reviewed Publications:
Morrell BL, Morrell MB, Ball JA, Ochoa AC, Seewalt VL. (2023). Disparities in the use of screening breast magnetic resonance imaging persist in Louisiana after the Affordable Care Act: A question of access, policy, institutional support, or something else? Cancer, 129(6):829-833.
Ball JA, Gupta JD, Gupta ND, Nguyen JB. (2021). Acute onset of hoarseness of voice in a middle aged male patient. J LA MED SOC, 173, 18-19.
Peer Reviewed Scientific and Educational Presentations:
Woodard K, Ball J, Morrell M, Morrell B. “Current USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines and its Potential to Worsen Racial Disparities and Outcomes: A Retrospective Analysis of Breast Cancer Diagnoses from an Inner-City University Medical Center.” Medicine Research Day, LSUHSC New Orleans, January 28, 2022.
Woodard K, Ball J, Morrell B, Morrell M. “Effects of Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines: A Retrospective Analysis of Breast Cancer Patients Under Age 50 in a University Academic Center.” Medical Student Research Virtual Poster Symposium, LSUHSC New Orleans, October 25-27, 2021.
Ball J, Declet R, Igi M, Danrad R. “Not for the Faint of Heart: Cardiac Sarcoidosis Imaging Techniques and Findings.” American Roentgen Ray Society Virtual Annual Meeting, April 18-22, 2021.
Declet R, Ball J, Danrad R. “May The Flow Be With You - An Anatomical and Radiological Review of May-Thurner Syndrome.” American Roentgen Ray Society Virtual Annual Meeting, April 18-22, 2021.
Ball J, Froom M. “Double, Bubble, Biopsy, and Trouble: The Proper Potion Ingredients for a Confident Benign Bony Lesion Diagnosis with Imaging.” American Roentgen Ray Society Virtual Annual Meeting, April 18-22, 2021.
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