Gősta W. Iwasiuk MD, FACS was born in Linz, Austria.  He grew up in Peoria, Illinois, where he graduated from High School as Valedictorian. Pre-med education was at Bradley University, Medical School at the University of Illinois, but finished at UCLA, graduating with honors and being inducted into AOA, the honorary medical fraternity. Internship was at LA County USC Medical Center. He trained as a General Practitioner but then took a Surgery Residency. He served two years in the Air Force during the Vietnam era, attaining Major's rank. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons and served as a Southern California Chapter board member. He also served as President of the Ventura County Medical Society and Chief of Staff of Santa Paula Memorial Hospital and Ventura County Medical Center. He founded a Surgery Residency and served as Professor and Program Director. His professional interests are the gamut of General Surgery with special interests in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery. His hobbies include skiing, biking, sculpting, and writing non-fiction. This is his 11th book.   He and his wife reside in Southern California on his Citrus and Avocado ranch. He has written 11 books: Tales of a Country Surgeon, autobiographical; Vladimir’s Visions, a collection of artworks; The Jesus Gene, a critique of religion; What I still want to Say, a collection of essays; Tales of My Home Town, a unique view into World War II; Race is it Real, a monograph on race and racism by a scientist; We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants, a brief history of Surgery; What I Forgot to Say, more essays; What I Still Want to Say, yet still more essays; Covid 19, the perspective of a pandemic of a physician; Muses and Inspirations, the artwork of two Ukrainians – father and son. He has one daughter, a son-in-law, and two grandchildren who all help him on his ranch growing lemons and avocados.