Graham Skelhorne-Gross
Graham Skelhorne-Gross
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Surgery - Trauma; Surgical Critical Care - Surgery
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, University of Washington (2024)
- Residency, General Surgery Residency, University of Toronto (2023)
- MD, Queens University (2018)
- PhD, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University (2014)
- BS, Biology, Niagara University, Cum Laude (2009)
Employment:
- Attending General Surgeon, Surgery, Sisters of Charity Hospital (2024-present)
- Attending Staff Trauma Surgeon and Critical Care Physician, Surgery, ECMC (2024-present)
- Attending Surgical Critical Care Physician, Buffalo General Hospital (2024-present)
- Attending Surgical Critical Care Physician, Surgery, Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital (2024-present)
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, State University of NY at Buffalo (2024-present)
- Content Creator, Behind The Knife (2021-present)
Awards and Honors:
- Teaching Award Nominee (2022)
- Peters-Boyd Academy Teaching Award (2022)
- Resident Award for Teaching Excellence (2022)
- Dr. Leo Mahoney Resident Teaching Award (2021)
- Gold Medal in Surgery (2018)
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2014)
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2013)
- R.S. McLaughlin Fellowship (2010)
Journal Articles:
- Skelhorne-Gross G, Kenny J. (2023) Blunt and Penetrating Injury to the Bowel: A Review. Clin Colon Rectal Surg (Dec), 6(37): 424-429.
- Jordan Nantais, Kristian Larsen, Graham Skelhorne-Gross, Andrew Beckett, Brodie Nolan, David Gomez. (2022) Potential Access to Emergency General Surgical Care in Ontario. Int J Environ Res Public Health (Oct), 21(19)
- Graham Skelhorne-Gross, Carmine Simone, Sayf Gazala, Robert Allan Zeldin, Najib Safieddine. (2022) A Standardized Minimal Opioid Prescription Post-Thoracic Surgery Provides Adequate Pain Control. Ann Thorac Surg (Jun), 6(113): 1901-1910.
- Graham Skelhorne-Gross, Rahima Nenshi, Angela Jerath, David Gomez. (2021) Structures, processes and models of care for emergency general surgery in Ontario: a cross-sectional survey. CMAJ Open (Nov), 4(9): E1026-E1033.
- Graham Skelhorne-Gross, Jordan Nantais, Noah Ditkofsky, David Gomez. (2021) Massive traumatic abdominal wall hernia with significant tissue loss: challenges in management. BMJ Case Reports (May), 5(14)
- Johnson G, Vergis A, Unger B, Park J, Gillman L, Hickey K, Pace D, Azin A, Guidolin K, Lam-Tin-Cheung K, Chadi S, Quereshy F, Guidolin K, Catton J, Rubin B, Bell J, Marangos J, Heesters A, Stuart-McEwan T, Quereshy F, Shariff F, Wright F, Ahmed N, Nadler A, Hallet J, Gentles J, Chen L, Hwang H, Parapini M, Hirpara D, Sidhu R, Scott T, Karimuddin A, Guo R, Nguyen A, Osborn J, Wiseman S, Nabata K, Ertel E, Hwang H, Lenet T, Baker L, Park L, Vered M, Zahrai A, Shorr R, Davis A, McIsaac D, Tinmouth A, Fergusson D, Martel G, Nabata K, Rummel S, Stefic-Cubic M, Karimuddin A, Stewart M, Melck A, McKechnie T, Anpalagan T, Ichhpuniani S, Lee Y, Ramji K, Eskicioglu C, Zhu A, Deng S, Greene B, Tsang M, Palter V, Jayaraman S, McKechnie T, Mann A, Tittley J, Cadeddu M, Nguyen M, Madani A, Pasternak J, McKechnie T, Ramji K, Hong D, Qu L, Istl A, Tang E, Gray D, Zuckerman J, Coburn N, Callum J, McLeod R, Pearsall E, Lin Y, Turgeon A, Martel G, Hallet J, Mahar A, Kammili A, Kriviraltcheva-Kaneva P, Lee L, Cools-Lartigue J, Ferri L, Mueller C, Zuckerman J, Haas B, Tillman B, Guttman M, Chesney T, Zuk V, Mahar A, Hsu A, Chan W, Vasdev R, Coburn N, Hallet J, D'Souza K, Huynh C, Ling LCJ, Warburton R, Hwang H, Hameed M, Glass L, Williamson H, Murphy P, Tang E, Leslie K, Hawel J, Kerr L, Zablotny S, Roldan H, He W, Jiang X, Zheng B, Lee L, Fiore J, Feldman L, Fried G, Mueller C, Valanci S, Balvardi S, Cipolla J, Kaneva P, Demyttenaere S, Boutros M, Lee L, Feldman L, Fiore J, Balvardi S, Alhashemi M, Cipolla J, Lee L, Fiore J, Feldman L, Miles A, Purich K, Verhoeff K, Shapiro J, Bigam D, Kung J, Fecso A, Chesney T, Mosko J, Skubleny D, Hamilton P, Ghosh S, Widder S, Schiller D, Do U, El Kefraoui C, Pook M, Barone N, Balvardi S, Montgomery H, Nguyen-Powanda P, Rajabiyazdi F, Elhaj H, Lapointe-Gagner M, Olleik G, Kaneva P, Antoun A, Safa N, Di Lena E, Meterissian S, Meguerditchian A, Fried G, Alhashemi M, Lee F, Baldini G, Feldman L, Fiore J, Serrano Aybar PE, Parpia S, Ruo L, Tywonek K, Lee S, O. (2021) 2021 Canadian Surgery Forum: Virtual, online Sept. 21-24, 2021. Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie (Jan), 64(6 Suppl 2): S80-S159. doi:10.1503/cjs.021321
- Jordan Nantais, Graham Skelhorne-Gross, Carolina Jimenez, Najma Ahmed, David Gomez. (2020) Bilioptysis due to a single transcavitary thoracoabdominal gunshot wound. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open (Jan), 1(5)
- Akiyama TE, Skelhorne-Gross GE, Lightbody ED, Rubino RE, Shi JY, McNamara LA, Sharma N, Zycband EI, Gonzalez FJ, Liu H, Woods JW, Chang CH, Berger JP, Nicol CJB. (2019) Endothelial Cell-Targeted Deletion of PPAR? Blocks Rosiglitazone-Induced Plasma Volume Expansion and Vascular Remodeling in Adipose Tissue. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (Mar), 368(3): 514-523. doi:10.1124/jpet.118.250985
- Skelhorne-Gross G, Gomez D. (2019) Perforated appendicitis in the setting of a massive ventral hernia, morbid obesity, and multiple severe comorbidities: challenges in acute management. Trauma surgery & acute care open (Jan), 4(1): e000243. doi:10.1136/tsaco-2018-000243
- Apostoli AJ, Skelhorne-Gross GE, Rubino RE, Peterson NT, Di Lena MA, Schneider MM, SenGupta SK, Nicol CJ. (2014) Loss of PPAR? expression in mammary secretory epithelial cells creates a pro-breast tumorigenic environment. International journal of cancer (Mar), 134(5): 1055-66. doi:10.1002/ijc.28432
- Mattioli TA, Leduc-Pessah H, Skelhorne-Gross G, Nicol CJ, Milne B, Trang T, Cahill CM. (2014) Toll-like receptor 4 mutant and null mice retain morphine-induced tolerance, hyperalgesia, and physical dependence. PloS one (Jan), 9(5): e97361. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097361
- Graham Skelhorne-Gross, Alexis L Reid, Anthony J Apostoli, Michael A Di Lena, Rachel E Rubino, Nichole T Peterson, Mark Schneider, Sandip K SenGupta, Frank J Gonzalez, Christopher J B Nicol. (2012) Stromal adipocyte PPAR? protects against breast tumorigenesis. Carcinogenesis (Jul), 7(33): 1412-20.
- Skelhorne-Gross G, Nicol CJ. (2012) The Key to Unlocking the Chemotherapeutic Potential of PPAR? Ligands: Having the Right Combination. PPAR research (Jan), 2012: 946943. doi:10.1155/2012/946943
- Skelhorne-Gross, G, Walker, M, Rajendran, L, Hamad, D, Nantais, J, Bischof, D, Nadler, A. (1900) Pregnant patients requiring emergency general surgery: a review of diagnostic and management strategies. Canadian Journal of Surgery (Jan)
Professional Memberships:
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (2023–present)
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (2022–present)
- Trauma Association of Canada (2022–present)