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Robert Gross, M.D., M.S.C.E.
Robert Gross is an Assistant Professor in Medicine in the Division of ID and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology as well as a Senior Scholar in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics where he received formal training in clinical research culminating in a Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology. His research is focused on clinical and virological outcomes in the treatment of HIV infection. A particular interest is the problem of adherence to antiretroviral therapy including methods of measurement of adherence, changes in adherence over time, barriers to adherence in both developed and developing world settings, and trials of adherence interventions. Other interests include HIV pharmacoepidemiology more broadly, including observational studies and clinical trials of antiretroviral therapy, and HIV health services research. He serves as a clinical research mentor to fellows in the Masters of Clinical Epidemiology as well as to medical students and residents interested in pursuing HIV clinical research interests in Philadelphia and abroad (e.g., Botswana, Dominican Republic). Dr. Gross's outpatient clinical work is focused on the care of HIV patients and is based at the Philadelphia Veterans' Administration Medical Center. His inpatient work is divided between HIV and general ID at both the Philadelphia VA and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Gross R, Bilker WB, Friedman HM, Strom BL. Effect of Adherence to Newly Initiated Antiretroviral Therapy on Plasma Viral Load.
AIDS. 2001, 15:2109-2117
Gross R, Bilker WB, Friedman HM, Coyne JC, Strom BL. Provider
Inaccuracy in Assessing Adherence and Outcomes with Newly Initiated Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS. 2002, 16:1835-1837
Grossberg R, Zhang, Y, Gross R. Time-to-Prescription-Refill Measure Predicted Changes in Viral Load in HIV. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2004; 57(10)1107-1110
Gross R, Zhang Y, Grossberg R. Medication Refill Logistics and Refill Adherence in HIV. Pharmacoepi Drug Safety. 2005;14(11): 789-793
Gross R, Yip B, Lo Re V III, Wood E, Alexander CS, Harrigan PR, Bangsberg DR, Montaner JSG, Hogg RS. A Simple Dynamic Measure of Antiretroviral Adherence Predicted Failure to Maintain HIV Suppression. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2006;194:1108-1114
Graham J, Bennett I, Holmes WC, Gross R. Medication beliefs as mediators of the health literacy-antiretroviral adherence relationship in HIV infected individuals. AIDS and Behavior (In Press)
Contact:
Robert Gross, M.D., M.S.C.E.
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
804 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
rgross@cceb.med.upenn.edu
(215) 898-2437
Education:
Medical School: Cornell University
ID Training: University of Pennsylvania
Masters Degree In Clinical Epidemiology:
University of Pennsylvania
Academic Rank: Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
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