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Meet the Mayor


Mayor Bill White formed the Mayor's Wellness Council after Men's Fitness magazine listed Houston as the "Fattest City in America."

Jeff Ross  
Jeffrey Ross
 

EDUCATION:
Undergraduate
University of Rhode Island (Bachelor of Science, Zoology) 1975

Medical and Graduate
New York College of Podiatric Medicine NY., NY., Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, 1979
University of Health Sciences Antigua School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 2003

Postgraduate
Residency, First Year- Harris County Podiatric Residency Program Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Houston, Texas. 1979- 1980
Chief Resident, Second Year:  Harris County Podiatric. July 1980
Residency Program Medicine and Surgery, Clinical and Surgical Instructor to first year residents.
Chief Resident, Second Year: Rotation at the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, Texas, Department of Internal Medicine and Podiatric Medicine June 1981
American College of Foot Surgeons American Physician Fellowship, Teaching        

                               

Surgical Fellowship, Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, Israel. Dec. 1988

                               

Recruiter - University of Rhode Island, 1992, President Texas Chapter U.R.I. Alumni Association.
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Breeders - Greeters & Medical Committee and Safety Committee, 1990-1999.
Citizens for Animal Protection - Nominated as an award recipient, 1994.
Sam Houston Council Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors
            Former National Ski Patrol.
Completed Houston Marathon: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. Houston Half  Marathon: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Austin Half Marathons 2001, 2002, 2003; Austin Marathon 2005
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N.Y.C. Marathon - 1983, 1985, 1991, 2004, Boston Marathon - 1984, 1996
London Marathon-1991. Jerusalem -1992., Marine Corps Marathon, 2005, Little Rock Marathon, 2006.
Texas State Championship Triathlon, Sugar Land, Texas, October, 1985;  Houston Triathlon,  Woodlands, Texas, 1986;  Houston Bud light series 1989 and 1990;   New Orleans Bud Light 1991;   Houston Outlaw 1996;   Kona n’ Texas 1997.
Lectured at In - Service Program at Fort Bend County, Deer Park and LaPorte School Districts,  Runner’s Clinics,  American Diabetes Association  (Houston and Baytown Chapters)  Men’s Groups.
Appeared on Houston Afternoon Show -Ski Boots and Sports Medicine, January, 1983.  Channel 2 News, April, 1984 - Children’s Feet; Good Morning Houston and A.M. Houston. 
Have appeared on Houston Live Show - Channel 26 - Ski Boots, “Ski Boots and Running Shoes, Athletics in Hot Weather”.  Health Segment Channel 13 Cox-2 Inhibitors, and Safety of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Medication
Have appeared on Station KTEK Radio, and KRBE, KKBQ Radio.

Presently appearing frequently on KTRH - Sports Beat as the Marathon Doctor; KPRC Talk Show, and KILT Talk Show; Channel 11 with Dr. Karen Johnson – Advances in treatment of the Diabetic Foot, and Advances in Bunion Surgery, 5/03 and 6/03, COX-II Inhibitors- Are They Safe?