Background
Gross, Charles Wayne was born on November 9, 1930 in Covington, Virginia, United States. Son of Charles Calvin and Frances Hattie (Field) Gross.
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Charles Wayne Gross
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Bachelor of Science, University Kentucky, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, University Virginia, 1961.
Career
Instructor, Midway (Kentucky) Junior College, 1956-1957; intern, University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, 1961-1962; surgery resident, Buckley (West Virginia) Memorial Hospital, 1962-1963; otolaryngology resident, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, 1963-1966; teaching fellow, then assistant otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, 1966-1967; assistant professor, U. Cincinnati Medical School, 1967-1968; professor, department chairman otolaryngology and maxillofacial surgery, U. Tennessee Medical School, 1970-1977; chief of staff, La Bonhuer Children's Medical Center, 1987-1989; professor department head and neck surgery and otolaryngology, professor department pediatrics, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, since 1989. Past chairman advisory board, vice president Better Hearing Institute. Past president of the board regents Hearing Instruments Institute.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors The Covenant School, since 1991, chairman, since 1993. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1953-1956. Member American Medical Association (house of deals 1979-1983), American Academy Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (president 1984), American Academy Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (director, chairman education committee 1975-1982), American College Surgeons (otolaryngology program representative trauma committee 1977-1983), Memphis Society Otolaryngology (president 1979-1981), American Cancer Society, American Council Otolaryngology (past national member chairman), Triological Society (county 1984-1985, treasurer 1989-1994), Am.Soc.
Head and Neck Surgery, American Laryngol. Association, American Broncho-Esophogeal Association, Virginia Society Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Albermarle Medical Society, American Rhinological Association (board directors, 2d vice president 1995-1996), American Society Pediatric Otolaryngologists, University of Virginia Medical Alumni Association (board directors since 1995).
Connections
Married Catherine McCombs. Children: Charles Edward, William Elsworth, Alice Carey, Nicholas Fleming, Catherine Elizabeth.
