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Surgeon remembered for compassion
Adam Todd
Ross, M.D., 36, a facial plastics and reconstructive surgeon in the
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, died Jan. 18
following a battle with cancer.
Dr. Adam Ross
Originally from New York, Ross was born Oct. 3, 1971. In 1993, he
received his bachelor’s degree in biology (high honors) at the
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. He went on to become an Alpha Omega
Alpha Medical Honor Society graduate of Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine in 1997. By 1998, he completed a postdoctoral research
fellowship at the Center for Hearing Sciences at Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine. From 1998 to 2003, he completed
otorhinolaryngology and general surgery residencies at the Hospital of
the University of Pennsylvania. In 2004, following a fellowship in
Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery at Oregon Health and
Sciences University, he joined MUSC. While at MUSC, Ross established a
comprehensive specialty program and served as director of the Division
of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery. He also assumed several
departmental leadership positions. Ross was a member of the American
Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy
of Otolaryngic Allergy, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and
Neck Surgery, American Medical Association and South Carolina Medical
Association.
It saddened
me when I learned about Dr Ross’s passing. I
worked with Dr. Ross during his time at MUSC. He worked so hard to
establish a program in facial plastics and reconstructive surgery. Dr.
Ross was a very kind and caring doctor as well as a great friend.
He was always there for me to lend a helping hand. He was the kind of
person who would take time out of his own life just to give you a
listening ear. I lost a big part of my family in 2005 and Dr. Ross
was so concerned about my well-being when, in fact, it should have
been the other way around. At the time, I didn’t know that he was
facing a battle of his own. My heart and condolences go out to his
wife and family. I can’t tell you how much he will be missed here
at MUSC.
—Maria Berry, Department of
Dermatology and Facial Plastic Surgery
Adam was an extraordinarily
talented surgeon with boundless energy. It was a delight for me
to be copied on the numerous accolades he received from patients, and
to share vicariously in the awards he won from the administration for
his dedication to patient care. The residents will miss Adam as a
teacher and as a role model, and the faculty will miss him as a friend
and as an example of the best in medicine.
—Paul R. Lambert, M.D.,
Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, and staff
When I think of Adam, one memory
floats to the top. We were working on a story regarding a
procedure that Dr. Ross did to reconstruct the malformed jaw of a baby
girl in the NNICU. To allow the baby to breathe on her own, he
performed a mandibular distraction, the likes of which had never been
performed on a child of her size at MUSC. As we took photos of Adam and
the baby, it was apparent to me how much caring for her had meant to
him. His eyes shone when he talked of what he’d been able to do; I’d
never doubted his skill, having seen photos of many successful
surgeries, yet I was moved by the joy he felt helping just this one
tiny child. Dr. Ross was an excellent facial plastic surgeon, and an
even better soul. We were incredibly lucky to know and have him.
—Heather Woolwine, Media
Relations Director, Office of Public Relations
Friday, April 11, 2008
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