EDUCATION: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Ok. 1978-82 B.S. in Biochemistry-Magna cum laude, 1982 Univ. of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Tx. 1983-87 Medical Doctor degree, 1987

 

TRAINING: Anesthesiology Internship and Residency Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center and The University of Illinois Hosp. Chicago, Illinois 6/88-12/90 6 months Pediatric Anesthesia, The Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass. 1/91-6/91

 

EMPLOYMENT: Assistant Professor Univ. of Illinois Hospitals and Medical Center, Chicago, Il. 7/91-6/93 Attending Anesthesiologist Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Il. 7/91-6/93 Locum Tenens Anesthesia Kron Corp. Research Triangle Park, N.C. 8/93-1/94 Director of Anesthesia Services St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, Il. 2/94-5/99 Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology The University of Arizona College of Medicine Dept. of Anesthesiology Tucson, Arizona 7/99 to 12/2003 Private practice anesthesiologist Jan 2004 to present - Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Ahwatukee Surgical Center

 

COMMITTEES: Chairman, Surgery/Anesthesia Committee, St. Joseph's Hosp, 1997 Member, Educ. Committee, Univ. of Az., Anesthesiology Dept., 1999-2000 Member, Resident Recruitment Committee, Univ. of Az, Anest Dept, 1999-2000 Chairman, Resident Recruitment Committee, Univ of Arizona, Anesthesiology Dept., 2000-03 Member, Q. A. Committee, Univ. of Arizona, Anesthesiology Dept. 2001-02 Member, U.M.C. Difficult Airway Task Force, 2001 Member, Chandler Regional Medical Center/Mercy Gilbert Med Center Multi- Disciplinary Peer Review Committee, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

HONORS/AWARDS: Dripps Outstanding Graduating Resident Award, The Univ. of Il.,1991 Chief Resident in Anesthesiology, Michael Reese Hospital, 1990-91 Extern in Anesthesia, Parkland Memorial and Dallas V.A. Hospitals, 1986-87.

 

INTERESTS: Theology studies: non-degree student, ACTIVITIES: Univ. of Notre Dame, summers, 1997, 98, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 Aquinas Institute of Theology, 1997 and 1998 Medical missions volunteer anesthesiologist Ecuador, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic and the Philippines Coordinated through Medical Ministries International, Plano, TX. 8/93-present, intermittently, seventeen projects to date

 

MEMBERSHIPS: Member of St. Timothy Catholic Community, Mesa, AZ. 2003-present

 

ORGANIZATIONS: Founder/Executive director of God's Kids, Inc., an Arizona non-profit corporation for establishing, funding, and staffing a Catholic orphanage and school in the Dominican Republic.