| EDUCATION |
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1974 |
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Georgetown University |
| M.D. |
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| RESIDENCIES |
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1974 - 1981 |
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UCLA Center for Health Sciences- Los Angeles, CA |
| General Surgery |
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| FELLOWSHIPS |
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1981 - 1983 |
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Children's National Medical Center-Washington, DC |
| Pediatric Surgery |
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| HONORS AND AWARDS |
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1974 |
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Alpha Omega Alpha |
| Georgetown University School of Medicine |
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1974 |
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MD magna cum laude |
| Georgetown University School of Medicine, Graudated with Honors in Surgery |
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Clinical Investigator Award |
| National NCI, K08 CAO1270 1985-1988 |
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Golden Scalpel Award Teaching Excellence |
| UCLA Department of Surgery 1987-1988 |
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"Best Doctors in America" |
| 2004, 2005 |
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| BOARD CERTIFICATIONS |
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| National Board of Medical Examiners |
| American Board of Surgery 1982, recertified through 2013 |
| American Board of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery 1986 recertified through 2017 |
| American Board of Surgery, Critical Care 1994 |
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| PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / AFFILIATIONS |
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| American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Section, Critical Care Section |
| American College of Surgeons, Fellow, and Committee on Trauma |
| American Pediatric Surgical Association |
| Pediatric Surgery Training Directors Association |
| Society of University Surgeons |
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