Joseph S. Gruss, M.B., B.CHIR.

Patient Services:

Children's Hospital Medical Center:
Plastic Surgery Clinic, Cleft & Craniofacial Clinic
Mondays 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Phone: (206) 987-2759, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
(206) 987-2039, 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
Burns/Plastic Surgery Clinic at Harborview, Wednesdays 9:00 to 11:00 am
Phone: (206) 744-5735
Patient Care Coordinator: (206) 744-2475
Secretary: (206) 987-2039

Academic Office:

Phone: (206) 987-2039

E-mail:
joseph.gruss@seattlechildrens.org

Fax: (206) 987-3925

Address:
Joseph S. Gruss, M.B., B.CHIR.
Children's Hospital and Medical Center
Box 359300, W-7729
Seattle, WA 98105

Marlys C. Larson Professor and Endowed Chair, Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery

Faculty Appointments:

University of Washington, Professor and Chief, Craniofacial and Plastic Surgery, 1991 - present.

University of Toronto, Associate Professor, 1978-90.

Education:

Fellowships: Travelling Fellowship in Great Britain and Europe, Head and Neck and Craniofacial Surgery, 1978.
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Oncological and Head and Neck Surgery, 1977.

Residencies: Hospital for Sick Children, London, Pediatric Plastic Surgery, 1972.
Toronto General Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, 1973; Otolaryngology, 1974.
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, General Surgery, 1975.
St. Joseph's Hospital, Toronto, Orthopedics, 1974; Plastic Surgery, 1975.
Toronto Western Hospital, Plastic Surgery, 1976.
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Plastic Surgery, 1976.
Toronto East General Hospital, Plastic Surgery, 1977.

Internship: Johannesburg General Hospital, South Africa, Surgery, 1969; General Medicine, 1970; Family Practice, 1971.

M.B. Degree: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1969.

Board Certified: Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada, 1977.

Clinical Interests:

Adult and pediatric craniomaxillofacial reconstructive surgery, pediatric plastic surgery, cleft lip and palate.

Research Interests:

Maxillofacial trauma, complex skin tumors, rigid internal fixation of facial skeleton, melanoma, mandibular reconstruction, head & neck reconstruction, pediatric and adult craniomaxillofacial surgery, tissue expanders, pediatric plastic surgery, cleft lip and palate.

Selected Publications:

Gruss JS, Van Der Meulen J (Eds.) Color Atlas and Text of Ocular Plastic Surgery: London: Wolfe Publishers.1995.

Gruss JS. Craniofacial osteotomies and rigid fixation in the correction of post traumatic craniofacial deformities. Scand J. Plast Reconstr Surg: 27:83-95. 1995.

reviewed 05/04