Jay Grosfeld, MD, FACS, FAAP, FRCS, FRCPS, FRSH (1935–2016)

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Dr. Jay Lazar Grosfeld was born in New York City on May 30, 1935. He attended undergraduate school at the Washington Square College at New York University (NYU) where he received a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in History, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude. He attended medical school at the New York University School of Medicine, and then trained in General Surgery at NYU and Bellevue Hospitals from 1961 to 1966. After serving two years as a Captain in the US Army Medical Corps and receiving the Army Commendation Medal for Distinguished Service, he trained in Pediatric Surgery at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital at Ohio State University. He returned to NYU as Assistant Professor of Surgery in 1970. In 1972, Dr. Grosfeld was appointed Professor and Director of Pediatric Surgery at Indiana University and the first Surgeon-in-Chief of the Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He pioneered the development of pediatric surgery in the state and set the standard for the surgical care of infants and children. In 1985, he was appointed Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Indiana University (I.U.) School of Medicine, the first pediatric surgeon in the USA so honored. He developed a world-class training program and was a role model for his trainees. He selflessly served the University and the children of Indiana for more than 40 years. His tenure was marked by developing new clinical programs and research facilities, including one of the largest transplant programs in the country, the center for surgical technology, providing high-quality clinical care and significantly growing the Department of Surgery from 22 to 70 faculty members. He was a member of the AOA.

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