Division of General Surgery
USF Health

Sharona B. Ross, M.D.


Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Director, Surgical Endoscopy Fellowship
Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Founder and Director, USF Women in Surgery
Biography | Areas of Expertise | Current Research | Publications
Contact Info

Email: sross@health.usf.edu

Phone: (813) 844-4006

Fax: (813) 844-7396

Education

M.D., George Washington University

Residency, General Surgery
University of South Florida

Fellowship, GI Endoscopy and Research
University of South Florida

Fellowship, Advance GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery
University of South Florida

Biography

Dr. Sharona Ross was born and raised in the State of Israel. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the American University in Washington, DC and later Alpha Omega Alpha from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. Dr. Ross completed her General Surgery residency at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of General Surgery and was later awarded the prestigious Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at USF/Tampa General Hospital. She then participated as an Endoscopic Gastroenterology Fellow at USF/Tampa General Hospital and is one of the few Surgeons to have ever completed an Endoscopic Gastroenterology Fellowship.

Dr. Ross is currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the USF College of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Director of the Endoscopic Surgery Fellowship, Director of the Minimal Invasive Surgery Fellowship, and Founder and Director of the USF Women in Surgery [WIS] initiative, and most recently the Course Director of the upcoming 1st Annual National Women in Surgery Career Symposium to be held February 27, 2010. http://cme.hsc.usf.edu/wis/

Areas of Expertise

Minimally Invasive to Maximally Invasive Foregut Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic Endoscopic Single Site Surgery (L.E.S.S. Surgery)

Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (G.E.R.D.)

Achalasia

Pancreatic Cancer

Cholangio Carcinoma

Portal Hypertension

Gastric Cancer

Current Research

Laparoscopic Endoscopic Single Site Surgery (L.E.S.S. Surgery)

Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (N.O.T.E.S.)

Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (G.E.R.D.)

Achalasia

Pancreatic Cancer

Cholangio Carcinoma

Portal Hypertension

Gastric Cancer

Recent Publications

Toomey P, Hernandez J, Morton C, Duce L, Farrior T, Villadolid D, Ross S, Rosemurgy A. Resection of Portovenous Structures to Obtain Microscopically Negative Margins during Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma is Worthwhile. The American Surgeon. 2009 Sep;75(9):804-9; discussion 809-10.

Hernandez J, Morton C, Clark W, Mullinax J, Mathur A, Marcadis A, Babel N, Ross S, Goldin S, Rosemurgy A. Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Suspected Periampullary Cancers: The Mimes of Malignancy. HPB. 11: 229-234, 2009.

Ross S, Thometz D, Serafini F, Bloomston M, Morton C, Zervos E, Rosemurgy A. Renal Haemodynamics and Function Following Partial Portal Decompression. HPB (In Press).

Hernandez J, Morton C, Ross S, Albrink M, Rosemurgy A. Laparoendoscopic Single Site Cholecystectomy: The First 100 Patients. Am Surg (In Press).

Hernandez J, Mullinax J, Clark W, Toomey P, Villadolid D, Morton C, Ross S, Rosemurgy A. Survival After Pancreaticoduodenectomy Is Not Improved By Extending Resections To Achieve Negative Margins. Annals of Surgery (In Press).

Hernandez J, Al-Saadi S, Boyle R, Villadolid D, Ross S, Murr M, Rosemurgy A. Surgeons Can Favorably Influence Career Choices and Goals For Students Interested in Careers in Medicine. J Am Coll Surg (In Press).

Hernandez J, Cowgill S, Al-Saadi S, Collins A, Ross S, Cooper J, Villadolid D, Zervos E, Rosemurgy A. CA 19-9 Velocity Predicts Disease-Free Survival and Overall Survival After Pancreatectomy of Curative Intent. J Gastrointest Surg. 13:349-353, 2009.

Hodgett S, Hernandez J, Morton C, Ross S, Albrink M, Rosemurgy A. Laparoendoscopic Single Site (LESS) Cholecystectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 13:188-92, 2009.

Ross S, Villadolid D, Al-Saadi S, Boyle R, Cowill S, Rosemurgy A. After Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy, Do Emergency Department Visits or Readmissions Predict Poor Long-term Outcomes? J Gastrointest Surg. 12:2125-32, 2008.

Ross S, Villadolid D, Paul H, Al-Saadi S, Gonzalez J, Cowgill S, Rosemurgy A. Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Ameliorates Symptoms of Reflux, Especially for Patients with Very Abnormal DeMeester Scores. Am Surg. 74:635-43, 2008.

Tapper D, Morton C, Kraemer E, Villadolid D, Ross S, Cowgill S, Rosemurgy A. Does concomitant anterior fundoplication promote dysphagia after laparoscopic Heller myotomy? Am Surg. 74:626-34, 2008.

Hernandez J, Cowgill S, Al-Saadi S, Villadolid D, Ross S, Kraemer E, Shapiro M, Mullinax J, Cooper J, Goldin S, Zervos E, Rosemurgy A. Aggressive Approach to Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinomas Warranted Because Margin Status and Stage Do Not Impact Survival After Resection. Ann Surg Oncol. 15:807-14, 2008.

Clark CW, Hernandez J, McKeon B, Villadolid D, Al-Saadi S, Mullinax J, Ross S, Cowgill S, Rosemurgy A. TIPS vs Surgical Shunting for Bleeding Varices Due to Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis: A Meta-analysis. Submitted February 2008 to the American Surgeon.

Ross SB, Cowgill SM, Gillman R, Kraemer E, Al-Saadi S, Thomas A, Villadolid D, Mullinax J, Albrink M, Goldin SB, Zervos EE, Rosemurgy AS 2nd. A Single Institution's Large Experience With Laparoscopic Fundoplications for GERD. Submitted to Americal Journal of Surgery.

Ross S, Cowgill S, Mullinax J, Kraemer E, Al-Saadi S, Villadolid D, Toomey P. Giant Hiatal Hernia Does Not Adversely Impact Outcome After Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication For GERD. Submitted November 2007 to Surgical Endoscopy.