Ronald Ian Gross, MD FACS

Ronald Ian Gross, MD, FACS received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine, and completed his surgical residency as Chief Resident at the NYU/Bellevue Medical Center. Dr. Gross has been involved in the care of the acutely ill surgical and trauma patients since 1982. He was the Associate Director of Trauma at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, and was the Chief of the Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. He was Professor of Surgery in the Departments of Surgery at UMASS and UPMC. He has served for 18 years as an active member of the ACS COT, and for an additional 5 years as a special member, Dr. Gross was awarded the National Safety Council Surgeons' Award for Service to Safety by the ACS COT in 2018. He served in Iraq in 2003 with the United States Army as the Deputy Chief of Clinical Services of the 912th Forward Surgical Team. Dr. Gross is one of the original authors and editors of the Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM) Course, the Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET) Course, and the Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness (DMEP) Course, and is currently a co-editor for the ATOM 3rd Edition. Dr. Gross was the director of the Connecticut Trauma Conference for over a decade, and has been the invited speaker at numerous surgical grand rounds and conferences locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. He is currently a Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon at the St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center in Hartford, CT.

Critical Care

Thoracic

• hemothorax
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries
• abdominal wall reconstruction
• amputation
• bladder injury
• blunt trauma
• bronchoscopy
• cardiac injury
• chest injuries
• cricothyroidotomy
• extremity injury
• foot/leg injury
• hand/arm injury
• intestine injuries
• kidney injury
• liver injury
• liver resection
• lung resections
• neck injuries
• reconstructive limb surgery
• skin grafting
• stomach injuries
• tracheotomy
• wound debridement

St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center

Hartford, CT

Acute Care Surgeon

04/2022—Present