Gary Alan Bass, MD MSc MBA FICS 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
51 N 39th Street; Mailbox 118
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N 39th Street; Mailbox 118
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
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery.: 30-day postoperative mortality and the effects of hospital preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pooled analysis of prospective international cohort studies. Lancet Reg Health Eur 62: 101566, Jan 2026.Santos Carlin P, Kaplan LJ, Katz E, Kauffman A, Coons M, Bele P, Culkin M, Georges A, Augustin D, Meaney D, Smith D, Bass GA, Pascual JL.: TXA after severe TBI: Learning and memory benefits are prominent only in males. J Trauma Acute Care Surg Jan 2026.
Bass GA, McLaughlin CJ, Kaplan LJ, Lee MJ.: Dogma, data, and decision-making: a history of treatment for small-bowel obstruction. World J Emerg Surg 21: 7, Jan 2026.
Duffy CC, Bass GA, Kaplan LJ, Bonafide CP, O'Sullivan EP, Baker PA.: From rare procedure to institutional capability: embedding systematic training and adoption of emergency front of neck access. Br J Anaesth Oct 2025.
Matteo Maria Cimino, Gary Alan Bass, Hayato Kurihara, Gabriele Bellio, Matteo Porta, Luigi Cayre, Shahin Mohseni, Matthew J Lee, Lewis J Kaplan and Isidro Martinez-Casas for the ESTES SnapSBO Group : Management and Outcome Variability in Hernia-Related Small bowel obstruction: Insights from SnapSBO. BJS Open September 2025 Notes: Corresponding Author.
McLaughlin C, Kaplan LJ, Martinez-Casas I, Mohseni S, Cimino M, Kurihara H, Lee MJ, Bass GA.: Initial adhesive small bowel obstruction management pathway drives infectious complication occurrence. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 26(7): 561-567, Sep 2025.
Martinez-Casas I, Kaplan LJ, Garcia Sánchez CJ, Pareja Ciuró F, Cimino M, Kurihara H, Lee MJ, Mohseni S, Bass GA; SnapSBO Collaborators.: Preoperative factors influence technique selection in surgical management of small bowel obstruction: findings from the SnapSBO multinational prospective observational study. Surg Endosc 39(9): 7652-7664, Sep 2025.
Bath MF, Amoako J, Kohler K, Hashi AS, Zhang Z, Baderhabusha DU, Cáceres E, Nuño-Guzmán CM, Marsden M, Carenzo L, Khajanchi M, Saleh R, Edmiston T, Hammer C, Hobbs L, Smith BG, Hutchinson P, Weiser TG, Perkins ZB, Hardcastle TC, Bashford T; GOAL-Trauma Collaborative.: Global variation in patient factors, interventions, and postoperative outcomes for those undergoing trauma laparotomy: an international, prospective, observational cohort study. Lancet Glob Health Sep 2025.
Santos Carlin P, Coons M, Bele P, Kaplan LJ, Culkin M, Georges A, Jacovides CL, Martinez-Quinones P, Meaney D, Kauffman A, Smith D, Bass GA, Pascual JL.: Sex-related differences in cognition after severe murine traumatic brain injury: A Morris water maze study evaluating learning and memory. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 98(6): 883-891, Jun 2025.
El Boghdady M, Hardie J, Brennan PA; TED Collaborative Group.: Theatre etiquette Delphi: the development of a guide on professional conduct and best practices in operating environments. Ann R Coll Surg Engl Jun 2025.