Andrew Christian Ruoff, III

Background

III, Andrew Christian Ruoff, was born on April 7, 1919 in Jersey City.

Education

Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1939; Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, 1943.

Career

Intern, Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey, 1943; resident in orthopedic surgery, Halloran General Hospital, S.I., New York, 1945-1946; resident in orthopedic surgery, New Jersey Orthopedic Hospital, Orange, New Jersey, 1946-1947; resident in orthopedic surgery, Jersey City Medical Center, 1947-1948; practice medicine specializing in orthopedic surgery, Pompton Plains and Paterson, New Jersey, 1948-1967; associate clinical professor, Seton Hall College Medicine, 1961-1967; assistant professor surgery, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1967-1970; associate professor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1970-1980; assistant dean admissions, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1970-1972; president medical staff, U. Utah Medical Court, Salt Lake City, 1971, 73; chief orthopedic surgery, Salt Lake VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, 1967-1980; professor orthopedic surgery, Indiana U., Indianapolis, 1980-1983; assistant dean School Medicine, Indiana U., Indianapolis, 1980-1983; chief of staff, VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, 1980-1983; professor surgery, VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, 1983-1987; professor surgery, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome, U. Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., 1983-1987; clinical professor surgery, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome, U. Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1987; clinical professor surgery, U. Utah College Medicine, 1987-1991; clinical professor emeritus, U. Utah College Medicine, since 1991. Member National Academy Science/National Research Council Task Force to Determine Feasibility of National Research Center on Emergency and Disaster Superior vena cava syndrome, 1965-1966. Active Cooperative American Relief Everywhere/MEDICO, 1973-1982, member medico advisory board, 1976-1982, member Executive Committee, since 1980.

Director emergency management and resource sharing VA, Washington, 1983-1985. Deputy assistant chief medical director prosthetics and rehabilitation research VA, 1985-1987, acting director rehabilitation, rehabilitation 1985-1987. Staff physician VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, 1987-1988.

Oral examiner American Board Orthopedic Surgery, 1968-1982,member residency review committee, 1980-1981. Orthopaedic consultant VA Medical Center, Miami, 1994-1995, West Palm Beach, Florida, since 1995.

Achievements

• Andrew Christian Ruoff III has been listed as a noteworthy Orthopedic surgeon, educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Medical adviser Multiple Sclerosis Society, Utah, 1967-1980. Member Utah Governor'sEmergency Medical Services Council, 1973-1980, chairman, 1973-1975. Member Intermountain Regional Medical Program Regional Advisory Council, 1973-1976, Greater Salt Lake Health Planning Council, 1974-1976, Utah Health Planning Advisory Committee, 1978-1979.

Treasurer Park Avenue Association, Park City, Utah, 1979-1980, president, 1980-1981. Served with United States Army Reserve, 1956-1969. Member American Medical Association (advising committee current procedural terminology since 1987), American College of Surgeons (commission on publications for commission on trauma 1972-1980, vice Chairman of Commission on trauma 1975-1976, VA Chairman of Commission on trauma 1980-1986, Chairman of Commission on applicants 1976-1980), American Association Surgery Trauma (Board of Governors 1973-1975, vice president 1979-1980), Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation (founder member, Utah chairman 1967-1970), American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons, International Society Orthopedics and Trauma, Orthopedics, Overseas, Inc.

(founder member, chairman 1981, program chairman since 1995), American Trauma Society (founder member, chairman house of deals 1974, board directors 1974-1979, emeritus consultant since 1979), Rocky Mountain Traumatol. Society, Society Military Orthopedic Surgeons, Society Medical Conservation to Armed Forces (secretary -treasurer 1981-1984, vice president 1984-1985, president 1985-1986, alternate delegate to American Medical Association 1988-1991, delegate to American Medical Association since 1991), Retired Officers Association (president intermountain chapter 1989-1990), Jefferson Orthopedic Association (honorary), International College Surgeons, Jefferson Alumni Association (Utah state vice president 1976-1980), World Orthopedic Concern (founding member, honorary board directors), American Legion Military Order of World Wars (commander Indianapolis 1983). M C.