Dr. Gottschalk grew up in Dallas, Texas as the youngest of three boys. He went on to graduate from JJ Pierce High School in the top 10% of his class and as an AP Scholar with Distinction. Dr. Gottschalk received an academic scholarship to attend the Business Honors Program at the University of Texas at Austin. After graduating from UT Austin, he then went to complete medical school at the University of Texas Health Science at San Antonio. Upon completion of medical school, Dr. Gottschalk completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Internship and Residency at Emory University. While in his training, Dr. Gottschalk received multiple accolades and awards for his outstanding research and was elected as a resident leader to the esteemed American Orthopaedic Association.
After the completion of his Orthopaedic Surgical Training, Dr. Gottschalk was selected to the prestigious Emanuel Kaplan Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship at the NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases. He was selected as the Hand and Upper Extremity administrative fellow and served on the resident council for quality and safety. During his training at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, Dr. Gottschalk helped treat work related injuries to the NYPD, NYFD, and hotel trade union.
Dr. Gottschalk will be seeing patients at the Emory Orthopaedics, Sports & Spine at Dunwoody location. He will also spend a portion of his time at the Veterans Hospital of Atlanta, Grady Memorial Hospital, and as the Director of Clinical Outcomes Based Research for the Department of Orthopaedics. His clinical interests include pathologies ranging from the fingertip to the shoulder. Dr. Gottschalk enjoys taking care of patients in the service industry and would like to continue his care for those that help others.
In addition to loving what he does, Dr. Gottschalk enjoys spending time with his wife Kim and two children, Tyler and Reese. His other hobbies include working-out, golf, tennis, and fly-fishing.