Background & Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Plastic Surgery - 2003

Professional Background

1998 – 2001 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California–Resident – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1993 – 1998 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California – General Surgery Residency
1989 - 1993 Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska – MD Degree
1984 – 1987 Pepperdine University, Malibu, California – BS Biology
1982 – 1984 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Teaching Appointments

1994 – Intern Teaching Award – USC/Keck School of Medicine
1997 – Resident Teaching Award – USC/Keck School of Medicine

Publications and Presentations

Publications/Presentations:
ConvaTec:  Management of Partial Thickness Burns      Principle Investigator -  $30,000
The Use of Integra in Lower Extremity Burn Reconstruction
A Survey of Facial Paralysis:  Etiology and Incdience  Ear, Nose and Throat J, June 1996 75(6) 355-8

Speaking Engagements:
Burn Care
Core Curriculum, USC/Keck School of Medicine
2000-2006

Wound Care
Core Curriculum, USC/Keck School of Medicine
2000-2006

Overview of Plastic Surgery
Core Curriculum, USC/Keck School of Medicine
2000-2006

The Use of Integra for Lower Extremity Reconstruction in a Burn Injury.  The American Burn Association Meeting 2004.
New Products in Burn Care.  Achieving Aesthteics and Function Through Reconstructive Surgery Symposium, Los Angeles, August 2002.
Use of Panafil in Wound Care.  Healthpoint Seminar, December 2002.
Overview of Wound Healing.  Tarana Medical Center, March 2003.