Frank Lewis Ross MD FACS

Summary

• Dr. Frank Ross is a general surgeon specializing in advanced wound healing, limb preservation, and hyperbaric medicine. His clinical practice focuses on the multidisciplinary management of complex wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers, chronic venous insufficiency, radiation injury, and disorders of abnormal wound healing, with a strong emphasis on preventing lower-extremity amputation.
  
  Dr. Ross is Clinical Professor of Surgery at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Associate Director of the Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Hyperbaric and Advanced Wound Healing Center at NYU Langone Health, where he helps lead one of the region’s premier programs in advanced wound care and hyperbaric medicine. He is board-certified in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine and has extensive experience in advanced therapies including hyperbaric oxygen therapy and total contact casting for diabetic foot ulcers.
  
  He completed his general surgery residency and chief residency at Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital and earned his MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1985.
  
  Dr. Ross is actively involved in clinical research and physician education, regularly teaching medical students, residents, and allied health professionals in wound care and hyperbaric medicine. He also lectures at the NYU Langone Health Wound Care Symposium, contributing to continuing education in advanced wound healing and limb preservation. His scholarly work includes publications on Marjolin’s ulcer, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and chronic wound management.