GROSS, Robert Edward (1905 – 1988)
1905 – 1988
4 entries in the GMN corpus.
1939 CE
#3039
Surgical ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus: Report of first successful case.
One of the earliest successful surgical repairs for congenital heart disease. See also later paper in Ann. Surg.,1939, 110, 321-56.
1941 CE
#6357.57
Abdominal surgery of infancy and childhood.
Ladd pioneered the development of pediatric surgery in the United States. Robert E. Gross, his chief resident, succeeded to his position at Boston Children’s Hospital.
1945 CE
#3044.1
Surgical correction for coarctation of the aorta.
Resection of coarctation and direct anastomosis of remaining ends. See also his report of 60 cases in J. Amer.med.Assoc.,1949, 139,285-92.
1953 CE
#6357.59
The surgery of infancy and childhood.
Gross developed the specialty of pediatric surgery, inventing numerous operations. This was the first modern comprehensive textbook on the subject.