Board-certified M.D. physicians, surgeons, editors, reviewers and writers for ACA.
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B.A. - University of Southern California, 1975
PhD - University of Illinois Medical Center, 1980
M.D. - Rush Medical College, 1984
General Surgery Residency - St. Vincent's Hospital, 1987
Plastic Surgery Residency - Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1989
U.S. Army Staff Surgeon - Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1992
Private Practice - 1992 - Present
American Board of Plastic Surgery 1991
Johns Hopkins Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD
Broward Community College — Fort Lauderdale, Florida Associate of Arts (with honors), 1984
University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (with honors), 1987
University of South Florida — Tampa, Florida Doctorate of Medicine, 1993
Louisiana State University Medical Center — Shreveport, Louisiana; Resident in Surgery, 1994-1999; Diplomat to National Board of Medical Examiners, 1994; Chief Resident, 1998-1999
University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama Resident in Plastic Surgery, 1999-2001
American Board of Plastic Surgery 2002
Trinity Medical Center
Brookwood Medical Center
St. Vincent's Hospital
Lake Martin Community Hospital
Fellowship in Reconstructive Microsurgery - The Buncke Clinic, San Francisco
Residency in Plastic Surgery - University of Manitoba, 5-Year Integrated Program
Medical School - University of Toronto
Master of Science in Cancer Research - Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
Bachelor of Science with First Class Honors, Life Sciences Subject of Specialization - Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
American Board of Plastic Surgery 2013
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - Plastic Surgery 2005
California Pacific Medical Center
B.A. - Grinnell College, Iowa, 1978
M.D. - University of Iceland School of Medicine, 1984
General Surgery Residency - Dartmouth, 1990
General Surgery Residency - University of Illinois at Peoria, 1992
Plastic Surgery Residency - Rush Presbyterian, Chicago, 1995
American Board of Surgery 1993
American Board of Plastic Surgery 1998
American Board of Plastic Surgery Re-certification 2006
American Board of Plastic Surgery Re-certification 2018
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, IL
Advocate Sherman Hospital, Elgin, IL
Northwestern Medicine , Huntley, IL
Northwestern Medicine , MnHenry, IL
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, Geneva, IL
Amita Health St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin, IL
University of San Francisco Medical School
Johs Hopkins Hospital -Surgical Internship
Johns Hopkins Surgical Residency
Nassau County Medical Center LIPS-Plastic Surgery
Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Plastic Surgeon, Dept of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 1988 - 1989
Private Practice, San Francisco and Marin County 1989 - Present
American Board of Plastic Surgery 1990
Novato Community Hospital, Novato, CA
Marin General Hospital, Greenbrae, CA
University of the Pacific - Undergraduate
Baylor College of Medicine
LA County-Univ. of Southern California - General Surgery
Univ of Texas Southwestern Dallas - Plastic Surgery
American Board of Plastic Surgery 1999
American Board of Surgery 1993
Los Robles Regional Medical Center
Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital
Pleasant Valley Hospital
St. John's Regional Medical Center