John A. Goss, MD, FACS
- General Surgery

Medical Director, Transplant Services
Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine
JLH Foundation Chair in Transplant Surgery
Director of Liver Transplantation, St. Luke's Medical Center
Director of Liver Transplantation, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
832-355-1400
Languages: English
Office location:
Texas Medical Center
6701 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
Get to know John A. Goss, MD, FACS
John Goss, MD, FACS, is professor of surgery in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and chief of the division of Abdominal Transplantation. He specializes in adult and pediatric liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery, and surgical management of liver tumors. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgery.
After earning his medical degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, Dr. Goss completed his general surgical residency at the Washington University School of Medicine Surgical Program. He then completed a 2-year multi-organ transplant fellowship in the Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation at the University of California School of Medicine in Los Angeles (UCLA).
Dr. Goss has performed many surgical "firsts" in Houston, including the first split liver adult and pediatric transplants, the first adult living donor liver transplant, the first dual organ lung-liver transplant, and the first dual organ heart-liver transplant.
Education
School | Education | Degree | Year |
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University of California at Los Angeles | Fellowship | Transplant Surgery | 1997 |
Washington University School of Medicine | Residency | General Surgery | 1995 |
Washington University School of Medicine | Fellowship | Transplant Research | 1990 |
Washington University School of Medicine Internship General Surgery 1989 | Internship | General Surgery | 1989 |
Creighton University School of Medicine | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 1988 |
University Of Wyoming | Bachelors | Bachelor of Science | 1984 |
Organizations
Organization Name | Role |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science | Member |
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease | Member |
American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association | Member |
American Liver Foundation | Member |
American Medical Association (AMA) | Member |
American Society of Transplant Surgeons | Member |
American Surgical Association | Member |
Association of Academic Surgery | Member |
International Liver Transplantation Society | Member |
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International | Member |
LifeGift Medical Advisory Board | Board Member |
Sigma Xi | Member |
Texas Transplant Society | Nominations Committee |
UNOS Region 4 | Councilor, Member - Board of Directors |
The Washington Manual of Surgery | Co-Author |
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Highlights
Carter BA, Barshes NR, Karpen SJ, O'Mahony CA, Lee TC, Goss JA. Orthotopic liver transplantation for total parental nutrition-induced liver injury: the U.S. experience. Liver Transplantation 2010 (submitted).