Background & Specialties

Board Certification

The American Board of Surgery, 1990
The American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1994

Professional Background

University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1980

Medical School University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
M.D., 1984

Internship Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
General Surgery
1984–1985

Residency University of Miami, Jackson Memorial
Hospital, Miami, Florida
General Surgery
1985–1989

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
1989–1991

Fellowship University of Miami
Miami, Florida
Craniofacial Surgery (S.A. Wolfe, M.D.)
July 1, 1992–January 1, 1993

Teaching Appointments

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Southern California
May, 1992 to 2007

Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Southern California
September 2007 to present

Specific Teaching Responsibilities:

Instructor and lecturer to undergraduate medical students, Division of Plastic Surgery 1991-2007
Core curriculum lectures, USC General Surgery Residents.1991-2007
Instructor and lecturer to plastic surgery residents and fellows, Division of Plastic Surgery.
Instructor and lecturer, USC Plastic Surgery Teaching Conference.
Instructor and lecturer, USC Plastic Surgery Aesthetic Surgery Teaching Conference

Specific Administrative Responsibilities:

Chief, Plastic Surgical Service, LAC+USC Medical Center, January, 1994-June, 2006
Admissions Committee, USC/Keck School of Medicine, 1996-97, 1997-98
Baccalaureate/M.D. Program Mentor, USC/Keck School of Medicine
Primary Care Physician Assistant Program Preceptor, USC/Keck School of Medicine; 2000-2007
Resident selection for General Surgery and Plastic Surgery, USC/Keck School of Medicine; 2000-2007
Student Surgical Interest Group Mentoring Program, USC/Keck School of Medicine