Dr. Ball was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas. He attended Texas Tech University
School of Medicine in Lubbock, where he earned his medical degree and completed his
Internal Medicine internship, residency, and Nephrology fellowship. Dr. Ball is Board
Certified in Nephrology and joined our practice in 2008.
Dr. Ball is a Nephrologist in Tyler, on active staff at UT Health Tyler and CHRISTUS
Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler, and has courtesy privileges at Paris Regional Medical
Center. He is the Section Chair of Nephrology at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital,
where he also serves on the Joint Dialysis Oversight Committee. He is the Chief of
Medicine and Section Chair of Nephrology at UT Health Tyler and serves on the Patient
Care Committee and the UT Medical Executive Committee. He is a member of the Smith
County Medical Society and Texas Medical Association. Dr. Ball serves as the Supervising
Physician for The Centers for Kidney Care Advanced Practitioner Team.