Gary Alan Bass, MD MSc MBA PhD FEBS(Em Surg)
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Surgeon and Intensivist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and Pennsylvania Hospital
Billing and Documentation Improvement Committee, Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics (LDI), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Division of Trauma Representative to UPHS Airway Safety Committee, UPHS Airway Safety Committee
Senior Scholar, Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation (CPORT) at the University of Pennsylvania
Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Fellowships, Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery
Director, Penn Trauma International Program, Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery,
Department of Surgery
Medical Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Pennsylvania Hospital
Associate Fellow, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) at the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Traumatology, Emergency Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Medical Office Building Suite 120, 51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Medical Office Building Suite 120, 51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-8819
Fax: 215-243-4679
Fax: 215-243-4679
Publications
Education:
BSc (Physiology)
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 2001.
MSc (Physiology )
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 2008.
PgDip (Trauma Sciences)
Queen Mary, University of London, London, United Kingdom, 2016.
PGCert (Healthcare Management)
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 2017.
eMBA (Business Administration)
Quantic School of Business, Washington, DC, 2019.
CCEB (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2021.
PhD (Surgical Sciences)
Orebro University, Orebro, Sweden, 2024.
Permanent linkBSc (Physiology)
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 2001.
MSc (Physiology )
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 2008.
PgDip (Trauma Sciences)
Queen Mary, University of London, London, United Kingdom, 2016.
PGCert (Healthcare Management)
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 2017.
eMBA (Business Administration)
Quantic School of Business, Washington, DC, 2019.
CCEB (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2021.
PhD (Surgical Sciences)
Orebro University, Orebro, Sweden, 2024.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Surgical Critical Care, Emergency General Surgery, and Trauma SurgeryDescription of Other Expertise
Google Scholar List of Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=qjKBYO0AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdateDescription of Research Expertise
Prospective multi-center observational cohort studies, randomized control trials and retrospective surgical outcomes observational studies in Emergency General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Surgery. Leveraging this surgical outcomes research, as it intersects with mixed-methods implementation science to better inform data-driven clinician decision support and patient outcomes.Selected Publications
Valcarcel CR, Bieler D, Bass GA, Gaarder C, Hildebrand F; ESTES Polytrauma Consensus Group.: ESTES recommendations for the treatment of polytrauma-a European consensus based on the German S3 guidelines for the treatment of patients with severe/multiple injuries. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 51: 171, Apr 2025.Kaplan LJ, Martinez-Casas I, Mohseni S, Cimino M, Kurihara H, Lee MJ, Bass GA; SnapSBO Collaborators.: Small bowel obstruction outcomes according to compliance with the World Society of Emergency Surgery Bologna guidelines. Br J Surg 112: znaf080, Mar 2025.
Duffy CC, Kaplan LJ, Daly Guris RJ, Wahrman A, Baker PA, O'Sullivan E, Bass GA.: The Evolution of Emergency Front of Neck Access: A Historical Review. A A Pract 19: e01946, Mar 2025.
Kemp Bohan PM, Tomita B, Duffy CC, Wallace SA, Leonard JM, Kaplan LJ, Bass GA.: Intra-operative consultation: The benefits and optimization of asking for second surgical opinions. Surgeon Feb 2025.
Spota A, Cioffi SPB, Altomare M, Kurihara H, Al-Sukhni E, Kaplan LJ, Bass GA.: Surgeon attitudes toward risk stratification in emergency surgery for the elderly: an ESTES cross-sectional survey. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 51: 46, Jan 2025.
Itkin M, Horak J, Pascual JL, Chang CWJ, Lile D, Tomita B, Bass GA, Kovach SJ 3rd, Kaplan LJ.: Disorders of Lymphatic Architecture and Flow in Critical Illness. Crit Care Med 53: e665-e682, Jan 2025.
Dianne Haddad, Gary A Bass: Decision-Making in Critical Care Rescue for Re-operative Surgery. Surgical Decision-Making: Evidence and Beyond. Rifat Latifi (eds.). Springer, 1(1): 69-80, January 2025.
Abdulkhaleq Mamalchi S, Matar M, Bass GA.: Peri-operative strategy in resuscitation of unstable injured surgical patients: a primer. Postgrad Med J 101: 93-99, Oct 2024.
Haddad DN, Meredyth N, Hatchimonji J, Merulla E, Matta A, Saucier J, Sharoky CE, Bass GA, Pascual JL, Martin ND.: Racial disparities in end-of-life suffering within surgical intensive care units. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 9: e001367, Sep 2024.
European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) Circular Stapled Anastomosis Working Group and 2017 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) Collaborating Group.: Anastomotic leak after manual circular stapled left-sided bowel surgery: analysis of technology-, disease-, and patient-related factors. BJS Open 8: zrae089, Sep 2024.