Bio
Karla Ballman, Ph.D., is Professor of Biostatistics at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, Minnesota, and Division Chair of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research focuses on the design and implementation of clinical trials, particularly for small patient populations, as well as the early detection and interception of disease. Her work has helped establish new standards of treatment in breast cancer, bladder cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and metastatic brain cancer. Dr. Ballman earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.