Richard Moss is a board-certified specialist in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Ear Nose and Throat). He earned his undergraduate degree in Biology at Indiana University and completed his Doctor of Medicine Degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.
He is one of the original investors in the St. Thomas Surgery Center and a member of both the Indiana State Medical Association and the Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Between 1987 and 1990, he traveled extensively throughout Asia, serving as a visiting surgeon on a voluntary basis at major medical centers in Thailand, Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. During his time in Hat-Yai, Thailand he met his future wife Ying, a nurse at Prince of Songkla University Hospital. In 1991, Dr. Moss and Ying settled in Jasper, Indiana, to begin a private practice that has been in operation for over 25 years with offices in Jasper and Washington, Indiana.
Although Dr. Moss received little or no compensation during the three years he traveled in Asia, he considers them among the most rewarding periods of his life. He continues his volunteer work and extensive travel with his family around the world today, including lecturing and performing surgery on a limited basis. He has been to Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and gives presentations of his travels and work overseas at local schools and churches.
Dr. Moss has written regular columns for Indiana newspapers, including The Dubois County Herald, The Indianapolis Star, The Evansville Courier and Press, The City County Observer, The Vanderburgh Independent Press, The Bloomington Herald-Times, The Petersburg Press Dispatch, and The Ferdinand News; had a local radio talk show; and was the host of a local TV show Yoga for Health. He also founded, owned, and operated local eateries, Bronx Bagel and Simply Pasta. Today, he speaks publicly; was a candidate for state representative for Indiana’s 63rd district; and for Congress for Indiana’s 8th district.
Dr. Moss and Ying have been married for over 27 years and have four children. He is also the author of the memoir Matilda’s Triumph, about his mother’s encounter with a devastating stroke intertwined with compelling vignettes of her as a young woman, raising her five sons as a single parent in the Bronx.
Dr. Moss has recently released his second book, A SURGEON’S ODYSSEY, which describes his three-year journey in Thailand, Nepal, India, and Bangladesh as a young man and cancer surgeon operating in the third world under daunting circumstances. It is an adventure story, but also a cultural and spiritual passage as he worked and wandered through Asia. There is joy and triumph along with shattering defeat and tragedy. It reveals much about human nature, poverty, disease, and healing, and the fascinating cultures he encountered. A SURGEON’S ODYSSEY is the unique and inspiring journey of a young cancer surgeon who, against conventional wisdom, and forgoing wealth and financial security, embarks on a pilgrimage of healing among some of the most fascinating cultures and impoverished peoples in the world.
For more information, visit his website at RichardMossMD.com and exodusmd.com. Find Richard Moss, M.D. on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
