Specialties
Board Certification
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American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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Patient Rating
Patients praise Dr. Gross for outstanding surgical skill and deep clinical knowledge. Many comments highlight his compassionate, calm bedside manner—he listens carefully, explains diagnoses and procedures clearly, and takes time to answer questions so patients feel informed and confident. Families note his thoughtful care for children and patients with special needs and his thorough, reassuring approach both in-person and virtually.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery
-Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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Education history
| Fellowship | Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Surgery - Massachusetts General Brigham; Harvard Medical School | Research and Clinical Fellow |
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| Graduate Training | Regulatory Sciences - Johns Hopkins University | M.S. |
| Internship/Residency | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - University of Tennessee Medical Center | Resident |
| Graduate Training | Business Administration - Roseman University of Health Sciences | M.B.A. |
| Fellowship | Roseman University of Health Sciences | Research Fellow |
| Professional Dental | Dental Medicine - Roseman University of Health Sciences | D.M.D. |
| Doctoral Training | Biochemistry - Brigham Young University | Ph.D. |
| Undergraduate | Major: Biology Minor: Chemistry - Washington State University | B.S. |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Vaughan SR, Gross AJ, Chebib IA, McCain JP, Choi DD (2025). Characterization of Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors in the Temporomandibular Joint: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Treatment. J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 83(10), 1279-1286.
- Sillmann YM, Eber P, Orbeta E, Wilde F, Gross AJ, Guastaldi FPS (2025). Milestones in Mandibular Bone Tissue Engineering: A Systematic Review of Large Animal Models and Critical-Sized Defects. J Clin Med, 14(8).
- Wang TT, Lee CC, Gross AJ, Hajibandeh JT, Peacock ZS (2024). Is Insurance Payer Associated With Hospital Admission of Emergency Department Patients With Mandible Fractures? J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 82(5), 554-562.
- Nadella S, Wang TT, Gross AJ, Wang S (2023). Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Mandates: Current Landscape and Legal Considerations for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 82(4), 383-385.
- Newby SD, Forsynth C, Bow AJ, Bourdo SE, Hung M, Cheever J, Moffat R, Gross AJ, Licari FW, Dhar MS (2023). Xenogenic Implantation of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Using a Novel 3D-Printed Scaffold of PLGA and Graphene Leads to a Significant Increase in Bone Mineralization in a Rat Segmental Femoral Bone Defect. Nanomaterials (Basel), 13(7).
- Gross AJ, Hudson JW, Matias C, Jones BJ (2022). Effects of onabotulinumtoxin A in patients concurrently diagnosed with chronic migraine encephalalgia and temporomandibular disorders: A retrospective case series. Cranio, 1-11.
- Fahmy MD, Hechler BL, Carlson ER, Gross AJ, Heidel RE (2021). Preoperative Serum Albumin Predicts Wound Dehiscence but Not Infection After Surgery for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 79(6), 1355-1363.
- Mitchell C, Gross AJ, Milgrom P, Mancl L, Prince DB (2020). Silver diamine fluoride treatment of active root caries lesions in older adults: A case series. J Dent, 105, 103561.
- Fahmy MD, Gross AJ (2019). The Electronic Medical Record and Its Impact on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Training: Friend or Foe? J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 77(5), 896-897.
- Thomas M, Fronk Z, Gross A, Willmore D, Arango A, Higham C, Nguyen V, Lim H, Kale V, McMillan G, Seegmiller RE (2019). Losartan attenuates progression of osteoarthritis in the synovial temporomandibular and knee joints of a chondrodysplasia mouse model through inhibition of TGF-β1 signaling pathway. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 27(4), 676-686.
- Lutfiyya MN, Gross AJ, Soffe B, Lipsky MS (2019). Dental care utilization: examining the associations between health services deficits and not having a dental visit in past 12 months. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 265.
- Matias C, Belnap DW, Smith MT, Stewart MG, Torres IF, Gross AJ, Watt RK (2016). Citrate and albumin facilitate transferrin iron loading in the presence of phosphate. J Inorg Biochem, 168, 107-113.
- Swensen AC, Finnell JG, Matias C, Gross AJ, Prince JT, Watt RK, Price JC (2016). Whole blood and urine bioactive Hepcidin-25 determination using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem, 517, 23-30.
Review
- MacDonald AF, Gross AJ, Jones BJ, Dhar MS (2022). Muscle Regeneration of the Tongue: A Review of Current Clinical and Regenerative Research Strategies. [Review]. Tissue Eng Part B Rev, 28(5), 1022-1034.
- Gross AJ, Houston KR, Hudson JW, McCoy JM (2020). A Multidisciplinary Approach to Synovial Chondromatosis of the Temporomandibular Joint With Cranial Base Involvement: A Brief Review of the Literature and Case Report. [Review]. J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 78(10), 1759-1765.
- Lutfiyya MN, Gross AJ, Schvaneveldt N, Woo A, Lipsky MS (2018). A scoping review exploring the opioid prescribing practices of US dental professionals. [Review]. J Am Dent Assoc, 149(12), 1011-1023.
- Gross AJ, Paskett KT, Cheever VJ, Lipsky MS (2017). Periodontitis: a global disease and the primary care provider's role. [Review]. Postgrad Med J, 93(1103), 560-565.