Dr Ben Balzer

Conjoint Lecturer

BMedSc, University of Sydney, 2011

MBBS, University of Sydney, 2015

PhD, University of Sydney, 2020

FRACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 2023

Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine
  • Book Chapters | 2015
    Balzer BW; Atkinson FS; Bell KJ; Steinbeck KS, 2015, 'Low Glycemic Index Dietary Interventions in Cystic Fibrosis', in Diet and Exercise in Cystic Fibrosis, pp. 209 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800051-9.00025-0
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Balzer BWR; Atkinson FS; Bell KJ; Steinbeck KS, 2015, 'Chapter 25 Low Glycemic Index Dietary Interventions in Cystic Fibrosis', in Diet and Exercise in Cystic Fibrosis, Elsevier, pp. 209 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-800051-9.00025-0
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Hazell P; Balzer BWR; Garden F; Handelsman DJ; Paxton K; Hawke C; Ivers R; Skinner SR; Luscombe G; Steinbeck KS, 2023, 'Association of urinary sex hormones with mood and behavior changes in a community adolescent cohort', PLoS ONE, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293040
    Journal articles | 2022
    Cheng HL; Behan M; Zhang A; Garden F; Balzer B; Luscombe G; Hawke C; Paxton K; Steinbeck K, 2022, 'The tempo and timing of puberty: associations with early adolescent weight gain and body composition over three years', Child and Adolescent Obesity, 5, pp. 16 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2574254x.2022.2135352
    Journal articles | 2022
    Martin AJ; Balzer B; Garden F; Handelsman DJ; Hawke C; Luscombe G; Paxton K; Skinner SR; Steinbeck K, 2022, 'The role of motivation and puberty hormones in adolescents' academic engagement and disengagement: A latent growth modeling study', Learning and Individual Differences, 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2022.102213
    Journal articles | 2020
    Hazell P; Balzer B; Kelly P; Paxton K; Hawke C; Ivers R; Skinner R; Luscombe G; Steinbeck KS, 2020, 'Serial measurement of mood via text messaging in young people', Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 14, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13034-020-0313-0
    Journal articles | 2020
    Lee S; Nath CE; Balzer BWR; Lewis CR; Trahair TN; Anazodo AC; Shaw PJ, 2020, 'An HPLC-PDA Method for Determination of Alectinib Concentrations in the Plasma of an Adolescent', Acta Chromatographica, 32, pp. 166 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/1326.2019.00578
    Journal articles | 2019
    Balzer BWR; Cheng HL; Garden F; Luscombe GM; Paxton KT; Hawke CI; Handelsman DJ; Steinbeck KS, 2019, 'Foot Length Growth as a Novel Marker of Early Puberty', Clinical Pediatrics, 58, pp. 1429 - 1435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922819875531
    Journal articles | 2019
    Balzer BWR; Cherepanoff S; Joshua AM; Giblin M; Conway RM; Anazodo AC, 2019, 'Conjunctival Melanoma in Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review', Ocular Oncology and Pathology, 5, pp. 387 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000497813
    Journal articles | 2019
    Balzer BWR; Garden FL; Amatoury M; Luscombe GM; Paxton K; Hawke CI; Handelsman DJ; Steinbeck KS, 2019, 'Self-rated Tanner stage and subjective measures of puberty are associated with longitudinal gonadal hormone changes', Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 32, pp. 569 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jpem-2019-0017
    Journal articles | 2018
    Balzer B; Loo C; Wegner E; Nath C; Lee S; Smith C; Lewis C; Trahair T; Anazodo A, 2018, 'Alectinib is effective, safe and tolerable in an adolescent with stage IVB ALK-rearranged adenocarcinoma of the lung.', Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08880018.2018.1541492
    Journal articles | 2018
    Balzer BW; Loo C; Lewis CR; Trahair TN; Anazodo A, 2018, 'Adenocarcinoma of the Lung in Childhood and Adolescence: a systematic review.', J Thorac Oncol., 18, pp. 33035 - 33035, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.2020.
    Journal articles | 2018
    Balzer BWR; Catt CJ; Bou-Abdou M; Martin FJ, 2018, 'Visual acuity improves in children and adolescents with idiopathic infantile nystagmus', Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, 7, pp. 99 - 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.22608/APO.201795
    Journal articles | 2015
    Balzer BWR; Duke S-A; Hawke CI; Steinbeck KS, 2015, 'The effects of estradiol on mood and behavior in human female adolescents: a systematic review.', Eur J Pediatr, 174, pp. 289 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-014-2475-3
    Journal articles | 2015
    Singh GKS; Balzer BWR; Desai R; Jimenez M; Steinbeck KS; Handelsman DJ, 2015, 'Requirement for specific gravity and creatinine adjustments for urinary steroids and luteinizing hormone concentrations in adolescents', Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 52, pp. 665 - 671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004563215580385
    Journal articles | 2015
    Singh GKS; Balzer BWR; Kelly PJ; Paxton K; Hawke CI; Handelsman DJ; Steinbeck KS, 2015, 'Urinary sex steroids and anthropometric markers of puberty - A novel approach to characterising within-person changes of puberty hormones', PLoS ONE, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143555
    Journal articles | 2014
    Balzer BWR; Kelly PJ; Hazell P; Paxton K; Hawke C; Steinbeck KS, 2014, 'Text messaging is a useful reminder tool', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99, pp. 666 - 667, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306075
    Journal articles | 2014
    Duke SA; Balzer BWR; Steinbeck KS, 2014, 'Testosterone and its effects on human male adolescent mood and behavior: a systematic review.', J Adolesc Health, 55, pp. 315 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.05.007
    Journal articles | 2012
    Balzer BWR; Graham CL; Craig ME; Selvadurai H; Donaghue KC; Brand-Miller JC; Steinbeck KS, 2012, 'Low glycaemic index dietary interventions in youth with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review and discussion of the clinical implications', Nutrients, 4, pp. 286 - 296, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu4040286
  • Conference Presentations | 2015
    Balzer BW; Amatoury M; Luscombe GM; Paxton K; Hawke CI; Steinbeck KS, 2015, 'Adolescent and Parental Rating of Puberty and Their Relationships with Serum Hormone Concentrations', presented at National Youth Health Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 12 November 2015 - 13 November 2015
    Conference Posters | 2014
    Balzer BW; Singh GKS; Kelly PJ; Paxton K; Hawke CI; Handelsman DJ; Steinbeck KS, 2014, 'Urinary sex steroids, luteinising hormone and anthropometric markers of puberty: Preliminary results from an intensive longitudinal cohort study', Chicago, USA, presented at International Congress of Endocrinology/Endocrine Society of America ICE/Endo, Chicago, USA, 21 June 2014 - 24 June 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/endo-meetings.2014.PE.8.SUN-0159
    Conference Presentations | 2013
    Balzer BW; Kelly PJ; Hazell P; Paxton K; Hawke CI; Steinbeck KS, 2013, 'Text messaging is a useful tool for engaging adolescents and their parents in hormone research', presented at National Youth Health Conference, 15 November 2013 - 17 November 2013

2018 JMO Teacher of the Year Award, UNSW School of Women's and Children's Health

I am passionate about clinical research and use it to complement and inform my role as a staff specialist paediatrician in child protection.

Current projects include:

  • Understanding the health needs of adolescent survivors of sexual assault
  • Prevalence of strangulation/asphyxiation child sexual assault
  • Drug-facilitated and technology-facilitated sexual assault in children and adolescents
  • Characterising referrals to tertiary child protection units with fabricated/induced illness (FII) and understanding systemic drivers of FII

My Research Supervision

Currently co-supervising one ILP project and seven RACP advanced trainee research projects.