The University of South Alabama Medical Alumni Association is hosting its first "Distinguished Alumnus Guest Speaker" event on Jan. 29, 2014, in the first floor auditorium of the Medical Sciences Building.
The event will feature Dr. H. Gordon Deen, professor of neurosurgery at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. Dr. Deen, who graduated from the USA College of Medicine in 1978, will discuss his path from USA to the Mayo Clinic, as well as the importance of graduate medical education.
Dr. Deen has been awarded the distinction of being one of the "Best Doctors in America” on multiple occasions and was named as one of the “Top Doctors” in U.S. News and World Report in 2011. He has extensive military service including serving as the attending neurosurgeon for President Regan’s Medical Support team in Bali, Indonesia.
Lunch will be provided for all students who confirm their attendance to the Medical Alumni Office. You can confirm by e-mailing cynthiaharris@southalabma.edu or medalum@southalabama.edu. If you have special dietary requirements, please make note of them in your confirmation.