R. Lawrence Moss, M.D.

R. Lawrence Moss, M.D., associate professor of surgery and a recent addition to the School of Medicine faculty, has joined the staff at the Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital as surgeon-in-chief. He is known for his leadership in clinical research in children’s surgery and the development of evidence-based surgery. Moss is spearheading a clinical trial in 12 centers across the country to investigate different ways of treating premature newborns who suffer from necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe inflammatory disorder of the intestines.