Grosfeld Named Life Member Of American College Of Surgeons
INDIANAPOLIS - Jay L. Grosfeld, M.D., has been named a Life Member of
the Fellows Leadership Society of the American College of Surgeons during
the 89th Clinical Congress this fall.
Dr. Grosfeld is the Lafayette F. Page Professor of Pediatric Surgery
at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He has served as surgeon-in-chief
at Riley Hospital for Children since 1972, the only person to hold the
post at Indiana's oldest and best-known children's medical facility. He
will remain in this position and as director of pediatric surgery, but
in 2003 stepped down as chairman of the IU Department of Surgery after
18 years.
Dr. Grosfeld, who specializes in neonatal and pediatric surgical oncology,
is credited for pioneering pediatric surgical care and IU's surgical residency
program. He is an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in
England and a member of several overseas surgical societies. In 2002,
he was awarded the William E. Ladd Medal by the American Academy of Pediatrics
- one of the most prestigious honors in pediatric surgery.
He has been a Fellow of the ACS since 1973. The goal of the Fellows Leadership
Society is to improve the quality of care for surgical patients and to
encourage leadership and philanthropic support for initiatives important
to the future of surgeons and the practice of modern surgery. Since 1988,
the society has raised more than $18 million to support resident research
scholarships and faculty fellowships.
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