Education:

M.D.: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 1972
B.A. with honors: Centre College of Kentucky, 1968

Internship:
Straight Surgical: Presbyterian University at Pittsburgh, 1972-1973

Residencies:
Plastic Surgery: University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, 1978-1980
Thoracic Surgery: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1977-1978
General and Peripheral Vascular Surgery: Senior Resident, University Of Oklahoma Health Science Center, 1976-1977
General Surgery: Assistant Resident, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, 1975-1974
General Surgery: Resident and Teaching Fellow, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1973-1974

Board Certified:
American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1981
American Board of General Surgery, 1981

Licensure:
Texas
DEA & DPS

Professional Organizations:
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Educational Foundation of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
American Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
Texas Medical Foundation
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
Dallas County Medical Society

Staff Appointments:
Medical City of Dallas Hospital Active Staff, 1984-present
Health South Medical Center of Dallas (Active Staff), 1981-present

Other Appointments:
National Health Service Corps. Stationed in Ringling, Oklahoma as Family Practitioner; 1974-1975

Publications & Presentations:
"Surgical Treatment of Difficult Wounds". Presented at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners in Dallas, TX, 1994

"Pressure Sores". Presented at the American Academy of Family Physicians in Dallas, TX, 1992

"New Concepts in Tissue Viability and Wound Healing". Presented at the "Spinal Cord Injury: Past, Present.& Future- Advanced Treatment Concepts", sponsored by the Dallas Rehabilitation Foundation in Dallas, TX, 1986

"Use of Skin Grafts and Haps in Coverage of Difficult Wounds". Presented at Dallas Orthopedic Nurses, Inc. Workshop held in Dallas, TX,1986

"Pressure Sore Management in Spinal Cord Injuries". Presented at the "Spinal Cord Injury: Rx Management Conference" held in Dallas, TX, 1984

"Pressure Ulceration". Published in American Family Physician; February, 1982