Background & Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Diplomate May 1, 1968

Fellow of American College of Surgeons 1972

Professional Background

University of Pennsylvania B. A., 1954 dual majors in biology and history, varsity football and lacrosse.

Hahnemann University M. D., 1958 President of Aesculapian Society.

General surgical residencies 1958 -1961 @ Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Chief resident 1961-62 @ The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery resident 1962 -1964 @ The Christ Hospital. J. J. Longacre and George A. de Stefano,Chairmen

University of Miami, FL 1960 "Cleft Palate & Esophageal Speech Therapy"

University of Cincinnati, OH "Anatomy-Surgical" 1961, 62, 63,66

University of Pittsburgh, PA "Anatomy-Surgical" 1959-60

University of Colorado "Surgery of the Hand" 1968,1975

Cedars of Lebanon - Baker & Gordon Symposium "Aesthetic Surgery Symposium" 1969-1982

"Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery" 1961-2007

"Annual Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery" 1969-2007

Teaching Appointments

Director Plastic & Reconstructive and Hand Residency Program-16 years {The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio}.
Instructor in Anatomy of Hand and Face @ U. of Cincinnati College of Medicine with Dr. Fred Deutschle 1961,62,63, & 66.
Clinician in Plastic Surgery and former Attending Plastic Surgeon at the U. of Cincinnati-presently clinical instructor "student-in-office" program U. of Cincinnati.
Active Staff and Teaching Status Bethesda Hospitals, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Publications and Presentations

Author or co-author of more than 28 articles on various aspects of Plastic Surgery.
Over 50 Presentations on Plastic surgery.
Served on 20+ panels at National and International meetings.

Hobbies and Interests

Oil Painting; Collecting Western & European Art, Historic documents and Autographs, movies [over 10,000], music; coaching football, hockey [Pres. Gr. Cincinnati youth Hockey travel Assoc.], soccer, & baseball [coached city champs]; Golf [Past President of Kenwood Country Club-20+ tournament wins-a hole was dedicated to me by the membership]; University of Pennsylvania Cincinnati Alumni Club [President]; reading about history; Spending every January in the Dominican Republic: writing my autobiography for my grandchildren. President Cincinnati Chapter of Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation, to find a cure for the fatal childhood disease Niemann-Pick-C.