Thursday, July 26, 2012

College of Medicine Welcomes Dr. John Gosche

Dr. John Gosche was recently appointed professor of surgery and professor of pediatrics at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine.

Prior to his appointment to USA, Dr. Gosche served as chief professor of pediatric surgery at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nev.

From 1994 to 2001, Dr. Gosche served as assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics, and later associate professor of surgery and pediatrics at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.

Later he served as associate professor of surgery, as well as associate professor of physiology and biophysics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. While at Mississippi, he served as assistant professor of pediatrics and later chief of the division of pediatric surgery until 2006.

Dr. Gosche earned his bachelor’s degree and medical degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. He earned his Ph.D. in cardiovascular physiology from the University of Louisville in Kentucky in 1992.

He served as a pediatric surgery resident at Columbus Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He also completed a residency and internship in general surgery at the University of Louisville.

Dr. Gosche is a member of the Association for Academic Surgery, American Pediatric Surgical Association and the Society of University Surgeons. He is a fellow for the American College of Surgeons as well as the surgical section of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

He  is board certified in general and pediatric surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

Dr. Gosche is now accepting new patients. For appointments, call (251) 415-1475.