Gary Alan Bass, MD MSc MBA PhD FEBS(Em Surg)
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of 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.
Selected Publications
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.
Kemp Bohan PM, Coulthard SL, Yelon JA, Bass GA, Decoteau MA, Cannon JW, Kaplan LJ.: Solid Metal Chemical and Thermal Injury Management. Mil Med 190: e523-e529, Aug 2024.
Cimino MM, Biloslavo A, Kurihara H, Bellio G, Porta M, Fattori S, Bass GA; ESTES SnapAppy Group.: Practice patterns and clinical outcomes in acute appendicitis differ in the elderly patient. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg Aug 2024.
Cioffi SPB, Benuzzi L, Herbolzheimer M, Marrano E, Bellio G, Kluijfhout WP, Wijdicks FJ, Hättich A, Talving P, Bulger E, Tilsed J, Mariani D, Valcarcel CR, Mohseni S, Brundage S, Yanez C, Verbruggen JPAM, Hildebrand F, Schipper IB, Gaarder C, Cimbanassi S, Kurihara H, Bass GA.: Identifying and addressing mentorship gaps in European trauma and emergency surgical training. Results from the Young European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (yESTES) mentorship survey. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg Aug 2024.