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WENY News: New Medical Memoir Describes Adventures and Challenges in the Third World


HORSEHEADS — From 1987 to 1990, author Dr. Richard Moss traveled extensively through Asia while working as a cancer surgeon in the countries of Thailand, Nepal, India and Bangladesh. In his autobiography, “A Surgeon’s Odyssey” (published by Archway Press), Moss describes the adventures and challenges he encountered while attending to patients struggling with cancer in Asia.

More than just a medical memoir, Moss shares his story that includes insights into life and other nations, cultures and religions as well as his journey through Malaysia, Singapore and the Indonesian archipelago. Moss shares the medical side of operating and treating patients in third-world conditions while also telling of the people he met and the cultures he experienced.

Moss states that his work was voluntary, however the payoff was in the rich, fascinating and often bizarre experiences he had both as a surgeon and wanderer.

About the Author:


A New York City native, Dr. Richard Moss is a board-certified Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon in private practice in Jasper, Indiana since 1991. He received his Bachelor of Science in biology and his Doctor of Medicine from Indiana University. He is also a columnist, businessman, local investor and a member of the Indiana State Medical Association. Moss and his wife have been married for over 27 years and have four children. He has also written “Matilda’s Triumph: A Memoir.”

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Dr. Richard Moss is a practicing ear nose and throat surgeon, author, and columnist residing in Jasper. He has written “A Surgeon’s Odyssey” and “Matilda’s Triumph” available on amazon.com. Visit Richard Moss, M.D. on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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