CURRICULUM VITAE

R. MICHAEL GROSS, M.D.

PRESENT POSITION:

Private Practice - Drs. Gross, Iwersen, Kratochvil & Klein, P.C. (1977- Present)

EDUCATION:

Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, (1962-1966) B.S. Degree

     St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, (1966-1970) M.D.

  Internship (1970-1971) - Rotating Surgery. Harborview Medical Center - Seattle, Washington

  Residency (Orthopedic Surgery) - Mayo Graduate School of Medicine (1973-1977)

  Masters of Science in Orthopedic Surgery (1979). University of Minnesota

  MILITARY SERVICE: United States Public Health Service - Indian Health Service - Juneau, Alaska (1971-1973)

  TEACHING APPOINTMENT: Clinical Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery - Creighton University School of Medicine. Director of Sports Medicine.

Clinical Instructor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery - University of Nebraska Medical Center.

 

AWARDS OR HONORS:

     1. Senior Class President - Creighton University. (1965-1966)

     2. President - Nebraska Orthopedic Society (1991-93)

     3. Visiting Professor - Rush Presbyterian Hospital - “Frontiers in Arthroscopic Surgery”  (1985)

     4. First Alternate - American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine - Asian Traveling Fellowship (1989)

     5. Editorial Board - “Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery”. (1987-90)

     6. Reviewer - “Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery”. (1998-present)

      7. Reviewer - “Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research”. (1993-Present)

      8. Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence - Creighton University (1985)

      9. Order of Merit - Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation (1987-Present)

     10. United States Patent - Shoulder patent #4,580,563 - Shoulder stapling system

     11. Patent Application - Serial No. 09/563,613 - “Method and Means for Cementing a Liner Onto The Face of The Glenoid Cavity of A Scapula”

 

BOARD CERTIFIED: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (1978)

 

PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS:

     American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

     Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons

     American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

     Arthroscopy Association of North America

     Mid America Orthopaedic Society

     Clinical Orthopaedic Society

     Mid Central States Orthopedic Society

     American Medical Association

     Nebraska Medical Association

     Metropolitan Omaha Medical Society

     St. Louis University Alumni Association

     Mayo Clinic Alumni Association Committees

 

COMMITTEES:

  1. North American Arthroscopy Association - Committee and Data  Collection  (1988-1989)

  2. North American Arthroscopic Association - Data Resources and Analysis Committee (1989 - 1994)

  3. Mid Central States Orthopaedic Association - Executive Committee appointment (1980-1981)

  4. Metropolitan Omaha Medical Society - Executive Committee (1981, 1982)

  5. Committee on the Shoulder and Elbow - AAOS (1993-1999)

  6. Orthopaedic Overseas - Board of Directors (1999-Present)

NON-ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:

      1. Father of three active children

      2. Board member - United Catholic Social Services (1986-1991)

      3. Advisory Board member - Daniel J. Gross High School (1988-1994)

      4. Chairman: Drive for Education Excellence, Daniel J. Gross High School, 2000.

 

VOLUNTEER WORK:

         ORTHOPEDIC OVERSEAS:

                Honduras - Fall 1986

                West Indies - Dec 1991

                 Uganda - August 1995

                 Uganda - Summer 1997

                  Bhutan - December 1998

                  Bhutan - February 2001

 

PUBLICATIONS

Zimny, GH; Muriel, FB; Gruber, W; Gross, RM - Student Self Starters - Presentations Educational Television: April 1970, Vol. 2, #4, Pgs 18-19.

Fitzgerald, RH, Jr; Gross, RM; Johnson, KA - Traumatic Peroneal Tendinitis - Minnesota Medicine Vol 58, Pgs 787-791, October 1975.

Gross, RM; Fitzgibbons, TC: Shoulder Arthroscopy: A Modified Approach. Arthroscopy: A Journal for Arthroscopic and Related Surgery 1 (3): 156-159, 1985.

Gross, RM: Acute Dislocation of the Patella: The Mudville Mystery - Report of Five Cases. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 68A, Pgs 780-781, June 1986.

Gross, RM: Arthroscopy Shoulder Capsulorrhaphy - Does It Work? The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 4, Pgs 495-500, 1989.

Gross, RM: Quantitative Analysis of Forearm Musculature - Thesis for M.S. Degree, University of Minnesota, 1979.

Linscheid, RL; Kai-Nan, A; Gross, RM: Quantitative Analysis of the Intrinsic Muscles of the Hand - Clinical Anatomy 4:265-284, 1991.

Gross, RM: Arthroscopy - Basic Setup and Equipment, Orthopedic Clinics of North America. Vol 24, #1, January 1993, pp 5-18.

Mormino MA, Gross RM, McCarthy JA: Captured Shoulder - A Complication of Rotator Cuff Surgery. The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol 12, #4, August 1996, pp 457-461.

Fitzgibbons, TC, Gross, RM: The increasing role of the lay press in patient medical education: help or hindrance? Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Vol 4, #2, May 1998, pp 85-87.

Fischer, BW; Gross, RM; McCarthy, JA; Arroyo, J: Incidence of Acromioclavicular Joint Complications After Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression. Arthroscopy:The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol 15, No 3 (April) 1999: pp 241-248.

Gross, RM: History of Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Chapter for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Monograph Series (1999).

                   Gross, RM; McCarthy, JA: The Painful Biceps Tendon: Tenosynovitis vs Rupture. Chapter in a book with  Alan Barber, MD (In press 2000).

Hatzidakis, A; Gross, RM: Chapter being written on Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression for the Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 2000. In press 2001).

 

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

Gross, RM: Bucket Handle Tears of the Meniscus - Repair vs Removal. Arthroscopy: A Journal for Arthroscopic and Related Surgery 1 (2) 150-151.

Gross, RM: Acute Dislocation of the Patella: The Mudville Mystery - Report of Five Cases. 1987 Yearbook of Orthopedic Surgery, Pgs 278-279.

Gross, RM: Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization Approach Found Safe, Effective. Orthopedics Today - June 1986.

Gross, RM: Capsulorrhaphy Secures Unstable Shoulders. Orthopaedic News, Vol 8, No. 6. Nov/Dec 1986.

Gross, RM: Failed arthroscopy and the MRI. Radiology Today, Vol. 5, No. 12. December 1988.

Gross, RM: Arthroscopic Shoulder Capsulorrhaphy - Does It Work? Clinical Digest Series.

Gross, R.M., McCarthy, J.A., Lometh C. Ph D. Improved Glenoid Fixation Through a Hydrodynamic Approach: The Weep-Hole Technique for Glenoid Fixation, Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Arthroscopy. (Submitted for publication 2002)

 

MOVIE AND SOUND SLIDE PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS, AUDIO TAPES

Video Publication - Arthroscopic Shoulder Capsulorrhaphy, AAOS, VT #187. shown at the AAOS meeting in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988 in Individual Instruction Area. Also shown at Academy sponsored select shoulder meetings.

Employing the Pregnancy Principle to Gain Wound Closure; displayed at the Omaha Midwest Clinical Society 54th Annual Postgraduate Assembly, Omaha, NE, 1986.

Rehabilitation of the Spinal Injured Patient; 8mm. movie presentation of the functional abilities of the different levels of cervical spine injury presented at the Mayo Clinic, Orthopedic Department Conference, 1975.

Arthroscopy of Joints Other Than the Knee, Displayed at the Omaha Midwest Clinical Society 48th Annual Postgraduate Assembly. Omaha, NE 1980.

 

NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL POSTGRADUATE COURSES

Chairman - Omaha Midwest Clinical Society - Orthopedic Section, Arranged with Visiting Professor, Dr. Ken Johnson, 50 Annual Postgraduate Assembly, Omaha, NE 1982.

Chairman - Site Selection Committee - Mid Central States Orthopedic Meeting. Host date - Nebraska 1988-1989 meeting.

Master Instructor - “The Masters Experience” General Shoulder Arthroscopy Course. Orthopaedic Learning Center, Rosemont, IL. November 2001

 

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS MADE TO A NATIONAL MEETING

Quantitative Analysis of Forearm Musculature - American Society for Biomechanics Annual Conference, Boston, MA, 1978.

Quantitative Analysis of Forearm Musculature - American Society for Biomechanics Annual Conference, Rochester, MN, 1983.

 

Bucket Handle Tear of the Meniscus - Repair vs Removal - Mayo Clinic Alumni Meeting, Rochester, MN - October 1984.

Bucket Handle Tear of the Meniscus - Repair vs Removal - North American Arthroscopic Association Meeting, Boston, MA, April 1985.

Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization - Shoulder & Elbow Society Meeting at the annual AAOS Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 1986.

Arthroscopy Shoulder Capsulorrhaphy - A Different Approach, Shoulder Arthroscopy Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 1986.

Arthroscopic Shoulder Capsulorrhaphy - Does It Work? - American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine annual meeting, Sun Valley, Idaho, July 1986.

Failed Arthroscopy and the MRI - North American Arthroscopic Association Meeting, Washington, DC, March 1988.

Current Arthroscopic Techniques for Anterior Shoulder Instability - Arthroscopy Association of North American 10th Annual Mtg, San Diego, CA -April, 1991.

Principles of Shoulder Arthroscopy; Anatomy, Techniques and Complications (Coordinator), Arthroscopy Association of North America 11th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April, 1992.

Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization Utilizing a Biodegradable Tack - Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons 44th Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA - April 1992.

The Shoulder: Arthroscopic Evaluation and Treatment - Instructor - Arthroscopic Association of North America Fall Course, Albuquerque, New Mexico - October 1993

The Masters Experience - Shoulder Course - Associate Master Instructor - Arthroscopy Association of North America, Rosemont, Illinois. March 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999.

Shoulder Arthroscopy Workshop - Instructor - Arthroscopy Association of North America Fall Course - Paul Desert, California. December 1994.

Captured Shoulder: A Complication of Rotator Cuff Surgery - Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. May 1995

Captured Shoulder: A Complication of Rotator Cuff Surgery - Arthroscopy Association of North America Specialty Day, Atlanta, GA, February 1996.

The Incidence of AC Joint Complications Following Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression. - Presented at the American Orthopedic Assoc 30th Annual Residents Conference in New York City (March 1997). Also nominated for the Zimmer Excellence in Research Award.

Instructional Course: Arthroscopic Treatment of Shoulder Instability. - AAOS Annual Mtg, San Francisco, CA, February 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000.

Panelist: Discussion of Multiple Shoulder Problems - Arthroscopic Surgery of the Shoulder Course - 14th Annual Mtg San Diego Shoulder Arthroscopy, Inc., June 1995, 96, 97 and 98.

                          Treatment of Biceps Tenosynovitis - San Diego Shoulder Meeting (Jan 1999).

Indications for an Arthroscopic Bankart Repair - San Diego Shoulder Meeting (June 1999).

What’s New With Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression - Specialty Day AANA (February 2000).

                           Arthroscopy - Arthroplasty Fractures - 17th Annual Meeting - San Diego

                           Shoulder Arthroplasty, Inc. San Diego Shoulder Course. June 2000

                           Primary Biceps Pathology: Tendinitis to S.L.A.P. -Arthroscopy Association

                                        of North America 19th Fall Course - Palms Desert, California. Nov 2000

Instructional Course: Instability and Rotator Cuff Tears. - AANA 20th Annual Meeting, Seattle. WA, April 2002.

Evaluation & Treatment of Biceps Pathology. - AANA 20th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, April 2002.

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS ON A REGIONAL LEVEL

Running Injuries - Midwest Clinical Society annual meeting, Omaha, NE , 1979.

Common Pediatric Orthopedic Problems - Creighton University family Practice Update Meeting, Okoboji, Iowa, 1979.

Pediatric Orthopedic Problems for the Family Practitioner - Creighton University Family Practice Update Meeting, Red Oak, Iowa - 1979.

Common Orthopedic Problems for the Family Practitioner - Creighton University Family Practice Update Meeting, Norfolk, NE 6980.

 

Complications Associated with Blind Nailing of the Femur - Mid Central States Orthopedic Meeting, Omaha, NE 1981.

Running Injuries - Mid Central States Orthopedic Meeting, Omaha, NE 1981.

Frontiers in Arthroscopic Surgery - Visiting Professor Rush Presbyterian Medical Center, Chicago, IL, Nov 1985.

Invited panelist on a round table discussion of shoulder arthroscopy, Minnesota Orthopedic Society Meeting, St. Paul, MN, May 1987.

The Failed Arthroscopy and the MRI - Mid Central States Orthopedic Society 36th Annual Meeting, Lake of the Ozarks, MO, June 1989.

A Simplified Less Painful Way to Perform Shoulder Arthrography Based on Arthroscopic Portals - Mid Central States Orthopedic Society 36th Annual Meeting, Lake of the Ozarks, MO, June 1989.

Early Rehabilitation of the Arthroscopic Staple Capsulorrhaphy - Mid Central States Orthopedic Society 36th Annual Meeting, Lake of the Ozarks, MO, June 1989.

                           Foreign Medical Work: Annual Minnesota Orthopaedic Meeting, 1994.

Shoulder Inflammations, Shoulder Panel, All About Orthopaedics, Alegent Health, Omaha, NE August 17, 2001

         Foreign Medical Work: Omaha Rotary Club, Spring Meeting, 2000.01/02

 

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