Robert L. Bass, M.D., M.B.A., serves as chief quality and medical officer at Texas Health Hospital Frisco, joining the team in October 2019.

In this role, he is responsible for providing clinical perspective, knowledge and leadership to ensure collaboration and alignment between the hospital and physicians on the medical staff. He also assists with recruitment and retention of physicians.

Bass has been a practicing physician in North Texas for more than 20 years. He is an associate professor of hand/upper extremity surgery in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He previously served as vice chair of operations, and medical director of the Ambulatory Clinic for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern. He holds the W.B. Carrell Distinguished Professorship of Orthopedic Surgery.

Bass completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas, Austin, and earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern Medical School. He completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, and a Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. He is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and Hand Surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He also received his MBA with a concentration in health care leadership from the University of Texas at Dallas.