A Real Hero

Scott Thomas, MD, FACS, Chief of Trauma Services at Memorial Hospital and Gary Fromm, MD

If you save lives, you’re a hero. It’s that simple. Gary Fromm, MD, meets the criteria, because as Medical Director of both Pulmonary Services and the Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Hospital he has been saving lives for more than 30 years! To honor such heroic efforts, Memorial Leighton Trauma Services presented Dr. Fromm with the first-ever Trauma Hero Award in May.

Dr. Fromm has been a cornerstone of outstanding health care in the South Bend area for more than three decades. He has practiced pulmonary critical care medicine in South Bend for 32 years. For over two decades his clinical rotation through Indiana University School of Medicine was the most requested rotation for third- and fourth-year medical students. And after a distinguished career of nearly 40 years in practice, Dr. Fromm retired at the end of May.

The Trauma Hero Award honors a medical professional who demonstrates caring, compassion and commitment to providing the highest quality care and outstanding clinical skills.

Scott Thomas, MD, FACS, Chief of Trauma Services for Beacon Health System, says his colleague will be greatly missed.

“Dr. Fromm is an individual who stands out and reflects the highest standards of ethics, empathy and compassion with patients, their family members and fellow staff, thus being a role model for us all. His dedication to patient care is unsurpassed,” says Dr. Thomas.