Dr. Eric H. Ball, Pediatrics
Eric Ball, MD
is on staff at
CHOC Mission Hospital
Specialty:
Board Certified:
Dr. Eric Ball has been a pediatrician with Southern Orange County Pediatric Associates in Ladera Ranch since 2006. He grew up in New Jersey and then attended college at Duke University. He remained in North Carolina to attend medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then trained in pediatrics at Stanford University, where he also served an additional year as Chief Resident.
Dr. Ball holds leadership positions in several medical organizations on local, state, and national levels. He is a Past President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Orange County, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Orange County Medical Association where he also chairs their legislative committee and serves as a delegate to the California Medical Association House of Delegates. He has held several state-wide roles in the American Academy of Pediatrics in California, including as Vice Chairperson and co-chair of the continuing medical education committee. Dr. Ball is also the Vice President of the California Immunization Coalition and leads a monthly state-wide webinar series educating California physicians on vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases. He also served on the California Surgeon General’s committee on the implementation of screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) in primary care practices.
Locations
Southern Orange County Pediatric Associates
777 Corporate Dr, Suite 250
Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
phone: 949-388-1798
fax: 949-388-6495
Education
- Medical School
University of North Carolina - Internship
Stanford University, Stanford, CA - Residency
Stanford University, Stanford, CA - Fellowship
Pediatric Chief Resident Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Eric Ball, MD in the News
Healthcare
The Orange County Register: CHOC doctor reminds fall fun can be interrupted by cold and flu season
CHOC pediatrician Dr. Eric Ball offers tips to help parents prevent flu and colds during the autumn season.
CHOC Inside 
Primary Care / Family Medicine
Growing pains: What parents should know
Are growing pains real? A CHOC pediatrician answers this question and more in this overview of growing pains.
Primary Care / Family Medicine
Seamless primary and specialty care: Lea’s story
For parents of children who need specialty care, CHOC’s growing Primary Care Network offers seamless integration with more than 30 specialty areas.
Healthcare
How CHOC pediatricians helped raise immunization rates in Orange, Los Angeles counties
Learn strategies to increase immunization rates among pediatric patients developed from a CHOC quality improvement project.
COVID-19
The importance of well-checks during COVID-19
Maintaining a well-check during the COVID-19 pandemic ultimately led to a diagnosis requiring an outpatient procedure for one teen.
COVID-19
Reducing childhood obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 affects different people in different ways, but research shows obesity puts children and adults at increased risk of severe illness.
Podcasts featuring Eric Ball, MD
Nutrition
Childhood nutrition and picky eating
In this podcast, Dr. Eric Ball, a CHOC Pediatrician, discusses healthy eating for kids. He also provides tips on how to ease a picky eater.