Marija Balic

Marija Balic MD, PhD, MBA, is Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She serves as the Co-Director of Women’s Cancer Program at the UPMC Magee Women’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. and Clinical Co- Leader of Women’s Cancer Research Center (WCRC)

Dr. Balic has joined University of Pittsburgh from the Medical University of Graz, where she was Deputy Head of the Department of Oncology, head of the interdisciplinary breast center, head of research unit for translational breast cancer research, head of the clinical trial unit in the Department of Oncology, lead coordinator for clinical studies in the Department of Internal Medicine, and program director for breast cancer.

She is a prolific member of the breast cancer research community with several ongoing projects with funding, over 100 publications, mentorship of graduate students, numerous presentations at scientific symposia and conferences around the globe, and service to committees and boards.

Dr. Balic earned her MD from the Karl-Franzens University of Graz, School of Medicine and her Dr. Sci. Med and MBA from the Medical University of Graz in Austria.