James C. “Butch” Rosser, Jr., MD, FACS is currently a staff surgeon and director of the Center for the Advanced Treatment of Heartburn and Innovative Weight Loss Grant Regional Health Center, in Lancaster Wisconsin. Dr. Rosser specializes in advanced minimally invasive (laparoscopic) procedures. He has held Professor of Surgery academic appointments at Yale University of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, and Northeastern Ohio School of Medicine and currently University of Central Florida School of Medicine. He has been a recognized national and international leader in minimally invasive surgery for over 25 years. Dr. Rosser has given more than 350 invited lectures around the world, written over 50 peer reviewed articles, more than 16 chapters in books currently in print, and 11 digital books. He is past president of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. Dr. Rosser holds two patents and several products and appliances have been developed to his credit.

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     For his efforts, Dr. Rosser has received numerous recognitions and awards; including keys to many cities, citations by several state legislatures, three Smithsonian awards for technical achievements in medicine, NAACP Living Legend Award in Medicine, National Mentoring Award, The SAGES Gerald Marks Life Time Achievement Award and Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons’ EXCEL award and many others.

 

     Dr. Rosser has accomplished extensive professional success; however, he is most proud of his social and humanitarian contributions around the world outside of medicine. Dr. Rosser has been a pioneer in public information and empowerment with a broad media presence in television, radio, and the web. He has appeared in over 14 documentaries done his cutting edge works all over the world. And is a frequent contributor to CNN, CNBC, Fox, CBS, and ABC. The blossoming relationship with Dr. Rosser and Dr. Oz of the Oz Show has met with favorable ratings nationally. And his weekly national radio presence on iHeart’s Monsters in the Morning program and “House Calls with Dr. Butch” has met with critical acclaim. Over the last eight years, Dr. Rosser has also been pushing the transformation of the current education and training system. He has been a leader in what he calls a Digital Learning Revolution to harness the collateral learning assets of pop culture and video games to teach children and train our workforce more effectively. He is the author of the book entitled:  Playin’ to Win: A Surgeon, Scientist and Parent Examines the Upside of Video Games, which chronicles the details of this premise.