School of Medicine Dean's Corner
Arthur J. Ross, III, MD, MBA, became dean of the WVU School of Medicine on August 16, 2010.
A native of Mamaroneck, N.Y., Dr. Ross is a graduate of Trinity College and the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. His postgraduate training included a residency in general and thoracic surgery at Duke University Medical Center; two years as a research fellow in pharmacology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and a pediatric surgery fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He has also received a master’s in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
He served as a faculty physician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; as the chief academic officer for the Western Clinical Campus of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine; and, most recently, as dean of Chicago Medical School and vice president for medical affairs of Rosalind Franklin University.
Dr. Ross is certified by the American Board of Surgery in general and pediatric surgery; he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He serves as an elected member of the Governing Council for the American Medical Association Section on Medical Schools, and has been appointed to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Dr. Ross is the author or co-author of almost 100 scientific articles and book chapters.
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