George J. Hruza

George J. Hruza
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 89th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2025
Preceded byDean Plocher
Personal details
Born
Prague, Czechoslovakia
PartyRepublican

George J. Hruza is an American politician serving as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 89th district. Elected in November 2024, he assumed office on January 8, 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he worked as a dermatologist for 40 years and was a medical author affiliated with Saint Louis University School of Medicine as a clinical professor before entering politics.[1][2]

Biography

Hruza was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia before moving with his family to New York City and attended New York University, earning a bachelor's degree (1978) and medical degree (1982) before undertaking his dermatology residency there.[3] After his residency he completed a laser surgery fellowships at Harvard and the University of Wisconsin-Madison[4] and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.[5][6]

Hruza was the president of the American Academy of Dermatology.[7][8] He has written and published over 150 articles and 4 dermatology textbooks[5] and previously led the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.[5] He recently received the American Academy of Dermatology Association Advocate of the Year award for 2022.[9]

George J. Hruza is a Republican politician from Missouri who ran for the Missouri Senate District 24 in 2022. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in District 89 in the 2024 Missouri House of Representatives election as a Republican.[10][11]

Publications

A list of academic publications can be found here.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Dr. George Hruza, MD - Dermatologist in Chesterfield, MO | Healthgrades". www.healthgrades.com.
  2. ^ "George J Hruza, MD, Medical Director". Laser Surgery USA | St. Louis Dermatologist.
  3. ^ "Dr. George J. Hruza MD". U.S. News & World Report.
  4. ^ "George J. Hruza". ResearchGate.
  5. ^ a b c "George J. Hruza". Health Affairs Authors. doi:10.1377/hauthor20191008.771142 (inactive 12 July 2025).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
  6. ^ "Spotlight on George Hruza MD". www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  7. ^ "George J. Hruza, MD, MBA, FAAD, to Assume Presidency of American Academy of Dermatology". www.newswise.com.
  8. ^ Hafner, Katie (October 26, 2018). "Why Private Equity Is Furious Over a Paper in a Dermatology Journal". The New York Times.
  9. ^ "Newsmakers: May 2022". May 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "Press Release: Surgeon George Hruza declares candidacy for Missouri House". 10 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Representative George Hruza". house.mo.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  12. ^ "NEJM Journal Watch: Summaries of and commentary on original medical and scientific articles from key medical journals". www.jwatch.org.
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