Institute for Surgical Excellence Announces the Appointment of Dr. Sharona Ross to the Board of Directors
WASHINGTON – The Institute for Surgical Excellence (ISE) today announced the appointment of Dr. Sharona Ross to its Board of Directors. ISE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to create innovative solutions addressing complex surgical challenges utilizing emerging technologies to improve patient safety and outcomes..
Dr. Ross is a board-certified Advanced Foregut and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgeon who specializes in robotic and single incision laparoscopic operations for conditions of the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, pancreas, gallbladder, and liver. Dr. Ross is a frontrunner in her specialty and was one of the first surgeons in the United States to offer Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Surgery and is one of the few surgeons to offer patients robotic complex abdominal operations for cancers in her specialty. She also serves as the Director of the Advanced GI and HBP Surgery Fellowship at the AdventHealth Tampa Digestive Institute, which trains new surgeons to master minimally invasive complex operations.
Dr. Ross received her Medical Degree from the University of George Washington College of Medicine in Washington DC. She completed her General Surgery residency at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of General Surgery in 2006, and was later awarded the prestigious HPB/Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at USF/Tampa General Hospital, 2007. She also completed an Endoscopic Gastroenterology Fellowship at the Division of Digestive Disorders & Nutrition, Department of Medicine University of South Florida, 2008. In addition, she has been a moderator, presenter, and keynote speaker at over 150 National and International events and has contributed to 120 peer-reviewed publications.
“Dr. Ross has vast knowledge and 20 years of professional experience in her field of Advanced Foregut and HPB surgery” said Dr. Jeffrey Levy, ISE’s Executive Director. “She is an important addition to ISE’s esteemed Board of Directors.”
“ISE is honored to include Dr. Ross on our Executive Board to help us develop best practices, assessment tools, and training methodologies that ensure the safe and effective adoption of technology enhanced surgical solutions.” said Dr. Martin Martino, ISE Chairman of the Board, and Gynecologic Oncologist.
Dr. Ross joins ISE’s internationally recognized leadership of existing board members:
Martin Martino, MD, Ascension Health
John Porterfield, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Carla Pugh, MD, PhD, Stanford University
Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD, Indiana University
Keith Nahigian, Nahigian Strategies
William Kennedy, White and Williams LLP (retired)
Caitlin Houghton, MD, University of Southern California
Ahmed Ghazi, MD, Johns Hopkins University
ISE looks ahead to an exciting year as it provides leadership in safely integrating advanced technologies with clinical expertise to improve surgical care globally.
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The Institute for Surgical Excellence (ISE) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that creates innovative solutions addressing complex surgical challenges utilizing emerging technologies to improve patient safety and outcomes. ISE works with academic institutions, surgical societies, industry, government and computer scientists to create new standards in robotic surgery and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in surgical care.
