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)
- 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)