Gősta W. Iwasiuk MD, FACS was born in Linz, Austria. His family immigrated to the USA in 1954. He grew up in Peoria, Illinois where he graduated from High School being Valedictorian of his class. He did his pre-med education at Bradley University, and started Medical School at the University of Illinois in Chicago, but finished at UCLA graduating with honors and being inducted into AOA, the medical honorary fraternity. His internship was at LA County USC Medical Center. His love for all medical specialties led him to take residency training in General Practice at Ventura County Hospital where he was Chief Resident in his final year.
He served two years in the Air Force during the Viet Nam era attaining the rank of Major. He returned to Ventura County to start general practice and did so until 1977 when he decided to enter a surgical residency starting at the University of Irvine and finishing his chief year at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, CA. He has been in practice limited to surgery since 1981. He is Board Certified in General Surgery. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons and served as a board member of the Southern California Chapter. He also served as President of the Ventura County Medical Society as well as Chief of Staff of Santa Paula Memorial Hospital and Ventura County Medical Center, and also was a delegate to the California Medical Association. He is a professor of surgery and served as Program Director of a General Surgery Residency in Ventura, CA until September 30, 2018 when he became a consultant to the graduate medical education program.
He and his wife, Mary, reside in Southern California on his Citrus and Avocado ranch. He has one daughter, Amber, a son-in-law, Michael, and two grandchildren, Hailey and Chelsea. Professional interests are the gamut of General Surgery with special interests in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery. His hobbies include skiing, bicycling, and sculpting, as well as writing non-fiction. To date he has four books: Tales of a Country Surgeon, Vladimir’s Visions, The Jesus Gene, and Tales from My Hometown. The fifth book is just about to be published, a 287 page anthology of essays, WHAT I STILL WANT TO SAY.

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