Dr. Elliot Gross is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon. His practice involves arthritis, fractures, all joint complaints, sprains and strains and back/sciatic pain. He has been in practice in the Los Angeles area since 1975 and he has especially specialized in the care and treatment of injured workers and is a recognized Qualified Medical Examiner and Agreed Medical Examiner. He works closely with all medical providers including chiropractors, internists, physical therapists and accupunturists. His practice coordinates care with claims adjustors, nurse case managers and workers compensation attorneys to provide the best comprehensive recovery program for the injured individual.

Dr. Elliot Gross has a philosophy of treating patients that is extremely conservative. He tries to do the least invasive therapy that will resolve or improve the persons problem. The patient is viewed as a whole being with a strong interaction between the mind and the spirit.

EDUCATION

M.D. State University of New York at Buffalo, 1970

B.A. Liberal Arts, New York University, 1966

SURGICAL RESIDENCY

Nassau County Medical Centery (part of Stonybrook University Medical School), East Meadow, New York

ORTHOPEDIC POST GRADUATE COURSES

• Columbia University Orthopedic Pathology
• N.Y.U. Medical Lower Extremity Orthotics
• Scoliosis and Pediatrics
• Decision Making in Pediatric Orthopedics
• Neck fusion
• Research and Application of Accupuncture
• N.Y.U. Medical Lower and Upper Extremity Prosthetics and Orthotics
• N.Y.U. Medical Spinal Orthotics
• Chymopapain Nucleolysis
• Arthroscopic Surgery Shoulder and Knee
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spinal Surgery Facet Stabilization
• Total Knee Replacement Surgery
• Laser Arthroscopic Surgery
• Percutaneous Discectomy
• Total Knee and Total Hip Revision Surgery
• Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release Advanced Lab
• A.A.O.S. Advanced Foot Surgical Procedures
• A.A.O.S. Sports Medicine Advanced Topics
• Chondrocyte Transplantation for Cartilage Defects
• Spinal Fusion Cage Techniques
• Advanced Workshop Arthroscopic Shoulder Reconstruction
• Revision Total Knee Symposium
• Advanced Spine Workshop
• Advanced Total Joint Replacement
• Advanced Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery Workshop
• Yeung Advanced Selective Endoscopic Discectomy Workshop
• Amer. Acad. of Minimally Invasive Spinal Medicine/Surgery
• Advanced Min Invasive Total Hip and Knee Workshop
• X-stop Interspinous Process Orthosis
• Yeung Advanced Selective Endoscopic Workshop
• AMIS Anterior Approach Total Hip Replacement - Medacta THR Workshop

OUTPATIENT SURGICAL

• Brotman Medical Center
• Arthroscopic Surgical Center of Beverly Hills
• Comprehensive Surgical Center of Beverly Hills

IN PATIENT HOSPITAL STAFF

• Senior Active Staff Brotman Medical Center-Chief Orthopedic Department 1987-1989
• Daniel Freeman Marina Medical Center-Chairman ICU 1980-1982

SPORTS AFFILIATIONS

• Advisor So. California Junior Tennis Area training centers 1991-1993
• Assistant tennis instructor Herzog Tennis 1992-1997
• Sports Orthopedist N.C.A.A. Womens Riviera Tennis Tournament 1993-2010

LECTURES

• Lecturer and Graduate Instructor Department of Rehabilitation Brotman Medical Center
• Lecturer Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Surgery Culver City Community
• The future of Arthroscopic Surgery Brotman Medical Center Family Practice Section
• Lecturer Los Angeles County Chiropractic Association
• Lecturer International Sports Institute
• Nassau County Medical Center Hospital: Orthopedic Surgery
• Staff Slide presentations: 
  • Controversial Case Presentation March 1974
  • Controversial Case Presentation September 1974
  • External Pin Fixation Femoral Fractures February 1973

RESEARCH PAPERS

• Non-operative Early Ambulant Treatment Femoral Shaft Fractures.
• Luxatio Erecta with ruptured axillary artery- case report.
• Complete Re-duplication of the foot-case report.
• “Nitrogen Free Radical Genetics”- J.A.C.S., December, 1968.
• Kinetic Reaction of Sulfhydryl Groups.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Microsurgical neurovascular repairs.
• Tendon transfers utilizing lyophylized tendons.