Thursday, May 1, 2014

Medical Alumni Association Hosts Distinguished Alumnus Lecture

Dr. H. Gordon Deen, professor of neurosurgery at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., presented the USA Medical Alumni Association's "Distinguished Alumnus Guest Speaker" lecture.
The University of South Alabama Medical Alumni Association hosted its first "Distinguished Alumnus Guest Speaker" event on April 23, 2014.

The event featured 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, discussed 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.