GARY A. COBB, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery

Undergraduate Work:

Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina
1974 - 1978
B.S. Pre Med

Graduate School:

Wright State University
Dayton, Ohio
1978 - 1980
M.S. Biological Sciences

Medical School:

Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
1980 - 1984
Doctor of Medicine

Residency:

Ohio State University Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
1984 - 1989
Integrated Program Categorical General Surgery Resident

Certification:

American Board of Surgery
Advanced Trauma & Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Organizations:

American Medical Association
Ohio State Medical Association
Butler County Medical Association
Ohio Chapter, American College of Surgeons
American Society of Breast Surgeons
Southwest District Councilor,
American College of Surgeons
Young Surgeons Committee,
American College of Surgeons
American Society of General Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
American Cancer Society of Butler County
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Robert M Zollinger, Ohio State University Surgical

Honors:

Who's Who Among Outstanding Americans (1995 - 1996)
Oxford's Who's Who (1992 - 1993)
Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans (1992)
American Biographical Institute,
Two Thousand Notable American Men (1992)
American Biographical Institute, USA,
Man of the Year (1992)
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (1984 - Present)
Landacre Medical Research Society (1981 - 1984)
America's Top Surgeons Consumer's Research Council (2002 - 2003)
Strathmore's Who's Who (2003 - 2004)

Current Privileges:

Atrium Medical Center
(Formerly Middletown Regional Hospital)
Middletown, Ohio

Southwest Ohio Ambulatory Surgery Center
Middletown, Ohio

Sycamore Hospital
Miamisburg, Ohio

University Pointe Surgical Hospital
West Chester, Ohio

West Chester Medical Center
West Chester, Ohio

Publications:

Master's Thesis: "Cobb, GA: The effects of prenatal
administration of Bululfan upon the fetal male reproductive
organs of the Golden Syriam Hamster."
Wright State University - August 1980

Cobb, GA, Fanning WJ, Smead WL; Osteochondroma
and popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm.
"Surgical Rounds"
November 1988, pp. 81 - 84

Cobb, GA, Fanning WJ, Smead WL; Osteochondroma
and popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm.
"Surgical Rounds of Orthopedics"
June 1988, pp. 67 - 70

Cobb, GA, Carey, LC; Jejunal enterolith as a cause
of intestinal obstruction. "Dig. Surg."
Vol. 5 (1), June 1988, pp. 59 - 60

Cobb, GA; Cross-linked acellular porcine dermal collagen
implants in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair single
surgeon experience - poster session.
American College of Surgeons, 90th Annual Clinical Congress.
New Orleans - October 12 - 14, 2004

Cobb, GA, Shaffer, J; Cross-Linked Acellular Porcine Dermal
Collagen Implant in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair;
Case-Controlled Study of Operative Variables and
Early Complications. "International Surgery"
2005; 90S24-S29

Cobb, GA; Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Using
Permacol Implant: Surgical Technique and Initial Experience.
"Tissue Science Laboratories, plc."
Educational Brochure

Films:

Cary LC, Cobb GA, Ellison RC
Resection of the uncinate process of the pancreas.
Presented at the American College of Surgeons meeting.
Chicago, Illinois - October 1988

Faculty Appointments:

Ohio State University
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
1989 - Present

Chairman, Department of Surgery
Atrium Medical Center
1994 - 1996

Chairman Operating Room Committee
Atrium Medical Center
1994 - 1996

Board Member, Mid Valley Carenet
Middletown, Ohio
1994 - 2000
Chairman 1996, 1998, 2000

Board Member, Mid Valley Care Professionals
Middletown, Ohio
1996 - 2001
Chairman 1997 - 2000

Board Member, Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina
1995 - Present

Southwest Ohio District Councilor
Ohio Chapter American College of Surgeons
1996 - 1999

Southwest Ohio Ambulatory Surgery Center, LTD
Board Member and Treasurer
Middletown, Ohio
1997 - Present

Board Member, Middletown Christian Schools
Middletown, Ohio
1998 - 2001 and 2002 - 2005
Chairman 2002 - 2005

Chairman, Building Committee
Middletown Christian Schools
1999 - 2006

Board Member & Vice-Chairman
Middletown Christian School Foundation
and Endowment Fund
2000 - 2006

President's Advisory Council
Financial Advancement Taskforce
Bob Jones University
2002 - 2005

Personal:

Born in Lewiston, Maine
Lives in Middletown, Ohio
Married
Has Four Children
Avid Golfer

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