- Raised in San Antonio, TX, Norman, OK & Newark, DE attending combination of parochial, experimental & public schools.
- Education at Univ of Virginia (BA) & Univ of Texas-Austin (pre-med).
- Medical training at Univ of TX-SWMC (MD, 1983); Internship & General Surgery at OR Health Sciences.
- Board certified in Surgery (1989); Fellow-American College of Surgeons (1992)
- Practice of General & Trauma Surgery with The Portland Clinic, OHSU, Emanuel Hospital, Providence Hood River Hospital & Skyline Hospital (WA) (1988-2014)
- Emergency Room Physician- Providence HR Hospital (2013-2017)
- Additional Training in Tropical Medicine, Travel Medicine, Wilderness Medicine, Medical Acupuncture & Therapeutic Massage.
- Employment with Arnold & Porter (paralegal), Doctors without Borders (6 Missions in Africa), Muhimbili National Hospital-Visiting Professor (Tanzania), One Ocean Expeditions-ship doctor (8 polar cruises), Planned Parenthood (WA), Seven Dragons (Bodywork practice) & Mt Hood Meadows medical clinic.
- Career Highlights- Memorable trauma “saves”; participation in the laparoscopic surgery revolution; “seeing the world” serving in low resource settings & teaching surgery and anatomy to medical students & residents as clinical faculty with OHSU.