Dr. Adam Michael Shiroff M.D.
Surgeon | Surgical Critical Care
125 Paterson St Suite 4100 New Brunswick NJ, 08901About
Dr. Adam Shiroff is an Associate Professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and is the Director of the Penn Center for Chest Trauma. He is considered an expert in the field of chest wall and rib reconstruction after injury. He is also a full time trauma surgeon, surgical intensivist and specialist in emergency general surgery.
Education and Training
Jefferson Medical College MD 1998
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery
Surgical Critical Care (Surgery)
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Justice Ginsburg hospitalized after fracturing ribs in fall
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From Physician to Patient: A Pulmonologist’s PPMC Experience
From Physician to Patient: A Pulmonologist’s PPMC ExperienceOriginally published by Penn Medicine July 27, 2018 The old saying goes that doctors make the worst patients. After all, it can’t be easy switching from a supposedly indestructible, invulnerable paragon...
A Story that Sticks to Your Ribs
A Story that Sticks to Your RibsJuly 09, 2018By Katie Delach Originally published by Penn MedicineInjuries to the chest wall are pretty common, and vary in severity from minor bruising or an isolated rib fracture to severe and fatal crush injuries. While chest wall injuries are responsible...
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Professional Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- Chest Wall Injury Society
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Eastern Association for the Surgery Trauma
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