- Elected membership to PHI RHO SIGMA
National Premedical Honor Fraternity
January 1980
- Professional interests include:
Complex Adult Cardiac Surgery including
-Multiple redo operations
-Thoracic aortic aneurysms- ascending, arch, and thoracoabdominal
-Edovascular Stent Grafts
-Jehovah Witness cardiac surgery
-Cardiac transplantation
-Ventricular assist devices
| Education |
| 1974 -1977 | Texas A&M University Bachelor of Science - Microbiology |
| 1977-1981 | The University of Texas Medical School, Houston. Doctor of Medicine |
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| Postdoctoral Training |
| 1981-1986 | Resident in General Surgery Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas. Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Chairman |
| 1986-1987 | Resident in Vascular Surgery Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas. E. Stanley Crawford, M.D., Director |
| 1987-1989 | Resident in Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery University of Florida Gainesville, Florida. James A. Alexander, M.D., Director |
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| Academic Appointments |
| 1993-present | Associate Professor of Surgery. Chief, Adult Cardiovascular Surgery. Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, Florida. |
| 1990-1992 | Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery VA Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 1990-1992 | Assistant Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 1989-1990 | Assistant Professor of Surgery Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, Florida. |
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