CURRICULUM VITAE:
| 1957 September 13 | Born, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1975 – 1979 | University: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA Major: Biology, Minor: Chemistry |
| 1980 – 1984 | Medical School, UCLA School of Medicine, M.D. Degree |
| 1984 – 1989 | Internship and Residency: Surgery, Harbor – UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA |
| 1989 – 1991 | Fellowship: Cardio Thoracic Surgery, University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1991 | Board Certified, American Board of Surgery, Recertified 1999 |
| 1992 | Board Certified, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Recertified 2000 |
ACTIVITIES:
| 1975 – 1976 | UCLA Clinical Lab Assistant UCLA Oral Biology/Anatomy Research |
| Summer 1977 | UCLA Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine/Radiation Biology Research |
| Summer 1978 | UCLA Heart Association Research Fellowship |
| Fall 1978 | Loyola Marymount Cell Physiology Lab Teaching Assistant |
| Summer 1979 | UCLA Cardiovascular Medicine Research |
| Fall/Winter 1979-1980 | UCLA Division of Nuclear Medicine Research |
| Summer 1981 | UCLA Nuclear Medicine Research |
| Summer 1982 | UCLA Nuclear Medicine Research, Dog Anatomy/Surgery Research Course |
| September 1994 | Sabbatical with Professor Hans G. Borst in Aortic Surgery, Hanover, Germany |
| June 1995 | Sabbatical with Dr. Dietrich Birnbaum, University Hospital Regensburg, Germany |
| 1997-present | Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Guest Reviewer |
APPOINTMENT:
| 1992-1997 | Assistant Professor of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA |
| 1995-1997 | Head, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
| 1995-1996 | Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Veterans Administration Hospital, West Los Angeles, CA |
| 1995-1997 | Director, National VA Thoracoscopic Surgery Training Course |
| 1997-Present | Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA |
| 1997-1999 | Pacific Cardiothoracic Surgery Group with Dr. Taro Yokoyma |
| 1993-Present | Cardiothoracic/Vascular surgery, Mercy Medical Center, Redding, CA |
| 2000-Present | Vascular Surgery Associates, Long Beach, CA |
| Mar-June 2006 | Physician Assistant Preceptor, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine (Shana Bertin) |
| 1992-Present | Attending, University of California Irvine Surgery Program |
| 1994-Present | Attending, Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
HONORS:
| 1975-1979 | UCLA Volunteer Awards and Scholarship Loyola Marymount University Honor Society UCLA Nuclear Medicine and Heart Assn. Research Fellowships Alpha Sigma Nu Alpha Xi San Pedro Health Scholarship Carl Kadner Biology Award Loyola Marymount University Presidential Service Citation Loyola Marymount University Scholar of the Year |
| 1984 | AOA First Place Medical Student Research Award |
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EDUCATION:
B.S. in Biology, Loyola Marymount University, California, June 1979
M.D., University of California Los Angeles, California, June 1984
SURGICAL TRAINING:
Internship: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 6/84 -6/85
Residencies: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 7/85 – 7/89
Fellowship: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Vancouver Hospital, Canada 7/89 -12/91
EXPERIENCES:
- UCLA Clinical Laboratory Assistant I, Oral Biology/Anatomy Research 1975-1976
- UCLA Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine/Radiation Biology, Summer 1977
- UCLA Heart Association Research Fellowship, Summer 1978
- UCLA Cardiovascular Medicine Research, Summer 1979
- Loyota Marymount Cell Physiology Lab Teaching Assistant, Fall 1979
- UCLA Division of Nuclear Medicine Research, Fall/Winter 1979-1980
- UCLA Nuclear Medicine Research, Summer 1981
- UCLA Nuclear Medicine Research, Dog Research Course, Summer 1982
- Sabbatical with Professor Hans G. Borst in Aortic Surgery Hannover, Germany, 9/94
- Sabbatical with Dr. Dietrich Birnbaum – University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany, 6/95
- 1997-Present – Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Guest Reviewer
HONORS RECEIVED FROM 1975-1979:
Loyola Marymount University Hornor Society
Loyola Marymount University Presidential Service Citation
Loyola Marymount University Scholar of the Year
UCLA Volunteer Awards and Scholarship
UCLA Nuclear Medicine & Heart Association Research Fellowships:
- Alpha Sigma Nu
- Alpha Xi
- San Pedro Health Scholarship
AOA First Place Medical Student Research Award in 1984
LICENSURE:
State of California (G-55475), July 1995
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
- Diplomate, The American Board of Surgery, Sept. 1991. Re-certified 1999
- Diplomate, The American Board of Thoracic Surgery, June 1992. Re-certified 2000