Dr. Elliot Gross
Professional Profile
EDUCATION
1975-Present: Private
Practice Orthopedic Surgery.
1972-1975: Three year residency in Orthopedic surgery at Nassau
County Medical Center, East Meadow, New York (part of Stonybrook
University Medical School). Program involved extensive training
in adult reconstructive, pediatric, hand, scoliosis and traumatic
orthopedic surgery.
1974-1975: Appointed as chief resident the orthopedic surgical
services.
1971-1972: General surgical residency at Nassau County Medical
Center.
1970-1971: Surgical rotating internship at Nassau County Medical
Center.
1966-1970: M.D. degree,
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
1969-1970: Emergency
room extern, E.J. Meyer Buffalo, New York.
1968-1969: Fellowship in Rehabilitation Medicine, E.J. Meyer Hospital,
Buffalo, New York.
1965-1966: Research fellow, New York University, post graduate,
Chemistry Department.
1965-1966: Research Assistant, Union Carbide Pure Research Division
of Kinetic Chemistry.
1962-1966 B.A. degree in Liberal Arts, New York University,
University Heights, Bronx, New York, .
BOARD CERTIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
California State License #G-28678, January 1975.
Board Certified American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons 1978.
Fellow American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons February 1980.
Western Orthopedic Association 1976 to present.
LECTURES
Lecturer and Graduate Instructor Department of Rehabilitation
Brotman Medical Center
Lecturer Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Surgery Culver City
Community
The future of Arthroscopic Surgery Brotman Medical Center Family
Practice Section
Lecturer Los Angeles County Chiropractic Association
Lecturer International Sports Institute
Nassau County Medical Center Hospital: Orthopedic Surgery
Staff Slide presentations:
Controversial Case Presentation March 1974
Controversial Case Presentation September 1974
External Pin Fixation Femoral Fractures February 1973
MILITARY SERVICE
Major in Medical Corps, California State National Guard 1976.
SPORTS AFFILIATIONS
Advisor So. California Junior Tennis Area training centers 1991-1993
Assistant tennis instructor Herzog Tennis 1992-1997
Sports Orthopedist N.C.A.A. Womens Riviera Tennis Tournament 1993-2003
IN PATIENT HOSPITAL STAFF
Senior Active Staff Brotman Medical Center-Chief Orthopedic Department
1987-1989
Daniel Freeman Marina Medical Center-Chairman ICU 1980-1982
OUTPATIENT SURGICAL
Brotman Medical Center
Daniel Freeman Marina Medical Center
Arthroscopic Surgical Center of Beverly Hills
Comprehensive Surgical Center of Beverly Hills
HONORS
Alexander Gettler Award- outstanding achievement in Chemistry
N.Y.U., 1965.
New York State Medical Regents Scholarship.
RESEARCH PAPERS
Non-operative Early Ambulant Treatment Femoral Shaft Fractures.
Luxatio Erecta with ruptured axillary artery- case report.
Complete Re-duplication of the foot-case report.
“Nitrogen Free Radical Genetics”- J.A.C.S., December,
1968.
Kinetic Reaction of Sulfhydryl Groups.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Microsurgical neurovascular repairs.
Tendon transfers utilizing lyophylized tendons.
ORTHOPEDIC POST GRADUATE COURSES
Columbia University Orthopedic Pathology 1972
N.Y.U. Medical Lower Extremity Orthotics, 1972
Scoliosis and Pediatrics, 1973
Decision Making in Pediatric Orthopedics, 1974
Neck fusion, 1974
Acute Care of the Injured Hand, 1974
Research and Application of Accupuncture, 1974
N.Y.U. Medical Lower Extremity Prosthetics and Orthotics, 1974
N.Y.U. Medical Upper Extremity Prosthetics and Orthotics, 1974
N.Y.U. Medical Spinal Orthotics, 1974
Arthroscopic Surgery, Dr. O’Connor, 1977
Chymopapain Nucleolysis, 1984
Arthroscopic Surgery Shoulder and Knee, 1985
Spinal Stenosis, 1986
Arthroscopic Surgery, Shoulder and Knee, 1988
Spinal Surgery Facet Stabilization, 1989
Total Knee Replacement Surgery, 1990
Laser Arthroscopic Surgery, 1991
Percutaneous Discectomy, 1989 and 1992
Total Knee and Total Hip Revision Surgery 1993
Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Advanced Lab 1994
A.A.O.S. Advanced Foot Surgical Procedures 1994
A.A.O.S. Sports Medicine Advance Topics 1995
Advanced Topics in Industrial Medicine 1996 and 1997
Chondrocyte Transplantation for Cartilage Defects 1997
Spinal Fusion Cage Techniques 1997
Advanced Workshop Arthroscopic Shoulder Reconstruction 1998
Revision Total Knee Symposium 1998
Advanced Spine Workshop Whistler 2000
Oratec IDET Certification Course 2001
Advanced Total Joint Replacement Pasadena 2002
Advanced Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery Workshop 2003
Yeung Advanced Selective Endoscopic Discectomy Workshop 2003
Amer. Acad. of Minimally Invasive Spinal Medicine/Surgery 2003
Advanced Min Invasive Total Hip and Knee Workshop 2003
AO ORIF Advanced Workshop 2004
Masters Joint Replacement Pasadena 2005
IITS San Diego MISS Annual Meeting 2005
X-stop interspinous process orthosis 2006
Yeung advanced Selective Endoscopic Workshop 2006
MIS Anterior Approach Total HIp Replacement 2006
