Robert Edward Gross

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Robert Edward Gross (July 2, 1905 — October 11, 1988) was an American surgeon and a medical researcher.[1]

Biography

The National Academies Press called him "one of America's great pioneers of surgery". [2] The New York Times said that he did "pioneering work in the field of cardiac surgery".[1] Gross discovered a method to save the lives of the so-called "blue babies" and received the first Children Service Award for this discovery.[3] According to his obituary in the New York Times, in 1938 Gross "performed the first surgical correction of one of the most common congenital heart disorders in children".[1][4] Ten years later he performed the first surgery to graft artery tissue from one person into another, thus making a leap in methods of repairing of damaged arteries.[1] [5] He also developed a method of cutting into a heart with a use of a plastic well that allowed to avoid a catastrophic loss of blood.[6] Gross was a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[2] He was also Surgeon-in-chief, cardiovascular surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston.[2] Gross was a founder of the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He also was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a board member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Society of University Surgeons.[1] Gross was elected to the American Pediatric Hall of Fame.[1] The National Academies Press said that he "made many contributions that have altered the practice and understanding of surgery, pediatrics, and cardiology throughout the world".[2]

Awards and distinctions

  • 1951 - honorary D.Sc., Carleton College[2]
  • 1959 - M.D., Honoris Causa, Louvain University[2]
  • 1961 - M.D., Honoris Causa, Turin University[2]
  • 1962 - honorary D.Sc., Suffolk University[2]
  • 1963 - honorary D.Sc., University of Sheffield[2]
  • 1984 - honorary D.Sc., Harvard University[2]
  • 1953 - Honorary member, Reno Surgical Society[2]
  • 1955 - Honorary member, Dallas Southern Clinical Society[2]
  • 1956 - Honorary member, Buffalo Surgical Society[2]
  • 1958 - Honorary appointment, American National Red Cross, North Shore chapter[2]
  • 1961 - Honorary fellow, Spokane Surgical Society[2]
  • 1967 - Honorary citation, Barnstable County chapter, Massachusetts Heart Association[2]
  • 1959 - Officer of the Order of Leopold, Belgium[2]
  • 1959 - Honorary officer of the International Red Cross, Belgium[2]
  • 1960 - Honorary member, Pediatric Society of Guatemala[2]
  • 1964 - Honorary member, La Bocedad de Cirurgia Pediatrica de Mexico[2]
  • 1968 - Honorary member, Surgical Infantil Argentina Society[2]
  • 1973 - Honorary fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England[2]
  • 1954-55 - Director, American Heart Association[2]
  • 1958-60 - Director, American Heart Association[2]
  • 1960 President, Massachusetts Heart Association[2]
  • 1963-64 President, American Association for Thoracic Surgery[2]
  • 1969-70 Board of directors, Massachusetts Heart Association[2]
  • 1970-71 First president, American Pediatric Surgical Association[2]
  • 1940 - F Mead-Johnson Award, American Academy of Pediatrics[2]
  • 1940 - Rudolf Matas Vascular Surgery Award, Tulane University[2]
  • 1954 - Children's Service Award, Toy Manufacturers of America[2]
  • 1954 - Albert Lasker Award, American Public Health Association[1][2][7]
  • 1956 - Roswell Park Gold Medal, Buffalo Surgical Society[2]
  • 1957 - Gold Medal, Louisville Surgical Society[2]
  • 1959 - Laeken Award, Brussels, Belgium[2]
  • 1959 - Gold Medal, Detroit Surgical Association[2]
  • 1959 - Albert Lasker Award, American Public Health Association[1][2][8]
  • 1959 - Billroth Medal, New York Academy of Medicine[2]
  • 1961 - Gold Medal Award, Golden Slipper Square Club of Philadelphia[2]
  • 1962 - Award of the Brotherhood Temple Ohabei Shalom, Brookline[2]
  • 1965 - William E. Ladd Medal Award, Surgical Section, American Academy of Pediatrics[2]
  • 1965 - Gold Cross, Royal Order of the Phoenix of the Greek Government[2]
  • 1968 - Dennis Browne Gold Medal, British Association of Pediatric Surgeons[2]
  • 1969 - Dr. Rodman E. Sheen and Thomas G. Sheen Award, American Medical Association[2]
  • 1970 - Alfred Jurzykowski Medalist, New York Academy of Medicine citation with Dr. Farber and Dr. Neuhauser and the Children's Hospital Medical Center[2]
  • 1970 - Henry Jacob Bigelow Memorial Medal[2]
  • 1971 - Tina Award[2]
  • 1973 - Distinguished Service Medal, American Surgical Association[2]

Education and career

  • 1927 - B.A., Carleton College
  • 1931 - M.D., Harvard University, Medical School
  • 1934-36, Instructor in pathology, Harvard Medical School
  • 1937-39, Instructor in surgery, Harvard Medical School
  • 1939-40, Junior associate in surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
  • 1939-42, Associate in surgery, Harvard Medical School
  • 1939-46, Associate visiting surgeon, Children's Hospital, Boston
  • 1940-46, Senior associate in surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
  • 1942-47, Assistant professor of surgery, Harvard Medical School
  • 1947-88, Ladd Professor of Children's Surgery, Harvard Medical School
  • 1947-67, Surgeon-in-chief, Children's Hospital, Boston
  • 1952, Surgeon-in-chief, pro-tempore, Ohio State University
  • 1967-72, Surgeon-in-chief, cardiovascular surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Robert Gross, 83, Heart Surgeon, By SUSAN HELLER ANDERSON, Published: October 15, 1988
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 National Academies Press:Robert Edward Gross, By Francis D. Moore and Judah Folkman
  3. ↑ New York Times:LAW URGED TO END FAIR-TRADE ABUSE; Former F. C. C. Man Assails Manufacturers Who Allow Select Price Violations LAW URGED TO END FAIR-TRADE ABUSE, December 7, 1954
  4. ↑ New York Times: Opening The Heart; THE OPERATION. By Leonard Engel. 277 pp. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. By EUGENE J. TAYLOR, October 26, 1958,
  5. ↑ New York Times:BLOOD VESSEL BANK ESTABLISHED HERE; Heart Association Unit Offers Chance to Replace Strictured or Diseased Arteries, May 17, 1950
  6. ↑ New York Times:NEW TOOLS EXTEND SURGERY OF HEART; Engineering Principles Spur Bold Techniques, Doctors Explain at Conference, April 13, 1953
  7. ↑ New York Times:7 WINNERS CHOSEN FOR LASKER PRIZES; 6 Scientists and Laboratory to Get Health Awards -- Dr. Baumgartner Heads List, October 1, 1954
  8. ↑ New York Times:Boston Surgeon Wins Lasker Heart Award:October 19, 1959
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