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Summary

  • 1962-1980 Active Staff, Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Presbyterian Hospital, Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

    Senior Scientist, Heart Research Institute, Institute of Medical Sciences, Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

    Chief Transplant Surgeon, 1968-1978, Pacific Medical Center

    1980-1983 Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Chief of General Surgery, The King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    1989-1993 Active Staff, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA

    1994-1997 Emergency Medicine Physician, Evans Army Hospital, Fort Carson, CO

    1997-1998 Emergency Medicine Physician, Lemoore Naval Hospital, Lemoore, CA

    1998-2007 Emergency Medicine Physician, Cherry Point Naval Hospital, Cherry Poinnt Naval Hospital, Cherry Point , NC

    Retired

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1960 - 1962
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1959 - 1960
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1957 - 1958
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1956 - 1957
  • Stanford Health Care
    Stanford Health CareInternship, Transitional Year, 1954 - 1955
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1953

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1957 - 2015
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1953 - 2014
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic Surgery
  • Fellow American College of Surgeons

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Professional Memberships