Medical License
California, # G84287

Education
1984 - 1988
Georgetown University, Washington DC
BS, Biology

1988 - 1992
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
MD, School of Medicine

Post Graduate Education
1992 - 1993
PGY 1, General Surgery
University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

1993 - 1995
PGY 2, PGY 3, General Surgery, Categorical
University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

1995 - 1996
PGY 4, Hand and Microvascular Surgery
Wayne State University Hospitals/ The Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI

1996 - 1998
PGY 5, PGY 6, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Wayne State University Hospitals/ The Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI

1998 - present
Clinical Practice
San Francisco, CA

Additional Licences
California Physicians' Assistant Supervisor License # 16035

Hospital Affiliations
California Pacific Medical Center, Active Staff, San Francisco, CA
Chinese Hospital, San Francisco, CA
St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Seton Medical Center, Daly City, CA (provisional)

Board Certification
9/2000
Diplomate, ABPS/ American Board of Plastic Surgery

Professional Affiliations and Societies
Member, ASPS/ American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Member, CSPS/ California Society of Plastic Surgeons
Candidate, ASAPS/ American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons

Vice-Chairman, Credentials Committee, California-Pacific Medical Center
Member, Reappointment Committee for Radiology Chair, California-Pacific Medical Center
Member, Reappointment Committee for Radiation Oncology Chair, California-Pacific Medical Center
Member, Reappointment Committee for Internal Medicine Chair, California-Pacific Medical Center

Former Director, Board of Directors, SFMS San Francisco Medical Society
Former Editor, Board of Editors, San Francisco Medicine Magazine

International Experience
Hospital de la Familia, Nuevo Progresso, Guatemala   11-2004; 11-2006; 11-2008
Cleft lip, cleft palate, burn wounds, general plastic surgery reconstruction

Major Research Interests
Cosmetic Surgery Outcomes
ASC/ Ambulatory Surgicenter Outcomes

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