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Education
- Harvard Medical School
(M.D.)June 1977
- Harvard University/Radcliffe College
(B.A.) June 1973
- Woodrow Wilson High School, Washington, D.C.
June 1969
Postgraduate Training
- Hand Surgery Fellowship
University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
July 1983-June 1984
- Plastic Surgery Residency
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey
July 1981-June 1983
- General Surgery Residency
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey
July 1980-June 1981
- The Roosevelt Hospital
New York, New York
July 1977-June 1980
Academic Positions
- Chief, Section of Plastic Surgery
Department of General Surgery
Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
Jan. 1987- Dec. 1989
- Chief, Section of Hand Surgery
Department of General Surgery
Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
Nov. 1988-Dec. 1989
- Consultant, Children’s Medical Services
All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
Dec. 1987-Feb. 1988
- Instructor, Department of Surgery
University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
Sept. 1983-June 1984
- Visiting Clinical Fellow Department of Surgery
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York
Oct. 1978-June 1980
Certification and Licensure
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
Diplomate
Nov. 1987
- Florida License
Aug. 1984
- New Jersey License (Expired)
July 1979
- New York License (Inactive)
Sept. 1978
- National Board of Medical Examiners
Diplomate
Sept. 1978

Awards & Honors
- Chosen Top 15 Plastic Surgeons in Tampa Bay by “US News & World Report”
2013
- Member, Leading Physicians of the World
2013
- Member, Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans
1992
- Magna Cum Laude with Highest Honors, A.B., Harvard University
1973
- Tutor Award Program, Harvard University
1972 – 1973
- Presidential Scholar
1969
- National Merit Scholar
1969
- National Science Foundation Scholarship
1968
- American Cancer Society Scholarship
1967
Medical Society Memberships
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
- Tampa Bay Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
President
1992
- Secretary/Treasure
1991
- Pinellas County Medical AssociationBoard of Governors
1994 – 1997
- American Medical Women’s AssociationLocal Branch President
1988 – 1989
- American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine
- Harvard Medical Alumni Association
- Roosevelt Hospital Alumni Association
- Associate Member of Physicians and Surgeons Alumni Association
(College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University)
1977 – 1980
Hospital Affiliations
- St. Anthony’s Hospital
Laser
1992
- St. Petersburg, Florida
Pharmacy & Therapeutics 1990-1991
Infection Control 1990
Medical Records 1985-1989
- Bayfront Medical Center St. Petersburg, Florida
Medical Records 1988-1990
Quality Assurance 1986-1987
Pharmacy & Therapeutics 1985-1986
- All Children’s Hospital St. Petersburg, Florida
Medical Care Evaluation 1986-1987