Jay L. Grosfeld BA, MD

Dr. Jay L. Grosfeld attended undergraduate school at the Washington Square College at New York University (NYU) where he received a B.A. in Biology and History. In 1957, he entered medical school at the New York University School of Medicine and graduated in 1961. He was elected to both Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha. In 1966, he completed his residency training under Dr. Frank C. Spencer. He trained in Pediatric Surgery at the Columbus Children's Hospital, Ohio State University, under Dr. H. William Clatworthy, Jr. from 1968 to 1970. In 1972, Dr. Grosfeld moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he was appointed the first Professor and Director of Pediatric Surgery at Indiana University and the first Surgeon-in-Chief of the Riley Children's Hospital. In 1985 he was appointed Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine, the first pediatric surgeon in the USA so honored.

Dr. Grosfeld has been recognized as a superb and sensitive clinician, master surgeon, outstanding teacher, talented administrator, innovative scientific investigator, surgical leader and a staunch advocate for children. Dr. Grosfeld has won numerous awards and has published more than 478 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, 118 book chapters, and eight textbooks. Dr. Grosfeld is best known for his expertise in neonatal surgery, pediatric surgical oncology, and surgical education. He was awarded the Denis Browne Gold Medal by the British Association of Pediatric Surgeons in 1998 and was named Pediatric Surgeon of the Year at the University of Graz, Austria, in 2000. He was awarded the Willam E. Ladd Medal by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the highest honor bestowed on a pediatric surgeon in America in 2002. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, and the renowned two-volume textbook Pediatric Surgery. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the APSA Foundation, Secretary-Treasurer of the International Society of Surgery Foundation, and President of the American Surgical Association, the oldest, most prestigious surgical society in the USA.