Dr. Balawi received his medical degree in 2005 from Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. His Pediatric residency was completed at Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York in 2008. He was a fellow in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, New Hyde Park, New York from 2008 to 2011.