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Undergraduate Education

• 1956-60 North Syracuse High School North Syracuse, N.Y. Degree: Diploma
  1960-64 Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Degree: B.A.

Graduate Education

• M.D. 
  • 1964-68 State University of New York - Health Science Center at Syracuse, N.Y.-Degree: M.D. 
• Internship
  • 1968-69 Denver General Hospital Denver, Colorado-Rotating Surgical
• Residency
  • 1969-71 State University of New York-Health Science Center at Syracuse, N.Y. , General Surgery
• Residency 
  • 1971-74 State University of New York. Health Science Center at Syracuse, N.Y., Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Residency 
• Business
  • San Diego State University, Masters of Business Administration 
• Management Experience
  • Chair of Otolaryngology Division, Scripps Hospital, 1981-82 and 1992-94
  • President San Diego Chapter of American College of Surgeons, 1989-91
  • President San Diego Academy of Otolaryngology and Head /Neck Surgery

Teaching

• 1974-75 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida
  Assistant Professor - Department of Head and Neck Surgery
• 1975-present-University of California, San Diego, Clinical Professor 

Practice

• 1975-present Full time Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Group Practice, San Diego, California 

Fellowships

• 1/80-4/80 American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Los Angeles, California; Frank Kamer M.D.
• 1971- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Fellowship, Dr. V. Hyams 

Publications

• "Echinoccal Cyst of the Spleen", New York Medical Journal, 1973.
  "Post operative Problems of Tracheal Resection",
          Laryngoscope, 83:568-575, 1973
  "Dermal Grafts in Otolaryngology", Laryngoscope 85:1353-1358, 1975.
          Presented at Centennial Conference on Laryngeal Cancer,                            Toronto,1974.           
  "The Two-Layer Rhytidectomy", Archives of Otolaryngology,                      107:450-453,1981 

Societies, Associations, Memberships

• Regional
  • California Medical Association - 1976
  • San Diego County Medical Society - 1976
  • San Diego Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery-President
  • San Diego Chapter of American College of Surgeons
  • Media Committee
  • Councilor - 1985-1988
  • President elect- 1988-89
  • President - 1989-91 
• National
  • American Board of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery -1974
  • American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - 1990
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - 1976
  • American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • 1972 - Resident Fellow
  • 1978 - Associate Fellow
  • 1984 - Full Fellow
  • American College of Surgeons - Full Fellow 1979 

Licenses

• State of New York - 1969
• State of Florida - 1974
• State of California - 1975 

Hospital Staff Appointments

• Scripps Memorial Hospital -La Jolla - Senior Staff
• Otolaryngology Division Head - 1980-81 and 1992-94
• Cancer Center Tumor Registry - 1990
• Laser Committee - 1981
• Quality Assurance Committee - 1995-present
• Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas - Courtesy Staff
• Mission Bay Hospital - Courtesy

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