Dr. Donald Balder was born in Evanston, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Champaign-Urbana with a B.S. degree in chemistry. He matriculated and graduated from the University of Illinois in Chicago. He completed his residency at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, as Chief Resident. Dr. Balder was affiliated with Carolina Surgical Associates and Floyd Medical Associates, PA in Florence SC, for six years before relocating his practice in Conway, SC, and appropriately named Advanced Surgical Associates. He specializes in general, laparoscopic, vascular and bariatric surgery.  Dr. Balder is one of the most experienced vascular ad endovascular surgeons in the state, and has helped pioneer many advanced endovascular procedures here in S.C. to include endovascular Fox Hollow Silverhawk plaque excision procedure.  He has had specialty training hernia repair, colon resections, adrenalectomy, and others.  He is a Board Certified member of the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Balder is on the staff with Conway Medical Center and the outpatient Rivertown Surgery Center.