John Stover Gaskin

Background

Gaskin, John Stover was born on September 15, 1928 in Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of John Stover and Sarah Madge (Baker) Gaskin.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry, U. North Carolina, 1950; Doctor of Medicine, Duke U., 1959.

Career

Intern in pediatrics, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, 1959; intern in obstetrics-gynecology, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1959; intern in medicine, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1960; intern in surgery, Watts Hospital, Durham, 1961; family care physician private practice, Albemarle, North Carolina, 1961-1967; partner, Family Medical Center, Albemarle, 1967-1976; private practice family care, Albemarle, 1976-1981; partner, Stanly Primary Care Clinic, Albemarle, North Carolina, 1981-1988; private practice, West Stanly Medical Center, Locust, North Carolina, 1988-1996; partner, First Care Medical Clinic, Locust, 1996-1997. Chief of medical staff Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarie, North Carolina, 1965. Medical director Piedmont Nursing Center, Albemarie, North Carolina, 1976-1986.

Clinical professor family and community medicine, Duke Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, since 1983.

Achievements

• John Stover Gaskin has been listed as a noteworthy Family practice physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Coroner Stanly County, Albemarie, North Carolina, 1964-1968, medical examiner, 1968-1972. President Stanly County Medical Society, 1965. With United States Air Force, 1953, Korea.

Fellow American Academy Family Practice: member American Medical Association.

Interests

• Avocation: short-term medical, evangelical missions.

Connections

Married Lola Ellen Cook, January 18, 1953 (deceased August, 1982: children: Jeffrey, Charles, David, Robert, Paul.

Father:

John Stover Gaskin

Mother:

Sarah Madge (Baker) Gaskin

Spouse:

Lola Ellen Cook

child:

Paul Gaskin

child:

Jeffrey Gaskin

child:

David Gaskin

child:

Robert Gaskin

child:

Charles Gaskin