• Certification and Licensure
  • Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
  • Qualified Medical Examiner: State of California
  
  Educational Background and Special Training
  
  • Undergraduate
    University of California - Berkeley
    Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
    Graduated with highest honors, Phi Beta Kappa
    
    
  • Medical School
    University of California, San Francisco, CA
    
    
  • Internship
    University of California - Davis, Sacramento, CA
    
    
  • Residency
    Orthopedic Surgery
    University of California - Davis, Sacramento, CA
    
    
  • Fellowship
    Pediatric and Adult Spine Fellowship
    Hospital for Joint Disease, New York, NY
  
  Academic and Teaching Appointments
  • Visiting Instructor: University of California, Berkeley - Anatomy 131A
  • Clinical Instructor: University of California, San Diego - Department of Orthopaedics
  • Instructor: University of California, San Diego School of Medecicne - Human Anatomy
  
  Scholarly Society Memberships
  • North American Spine Society
  • Western Orthopedic Association
  • Cervical Spine Research Society, candidate membership
  • Scoliosis Research Society, candidate membership
  • The International Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT)
  
  Community Service Activities
  • Faculty member and Guest Lecturer: Spinal Anatomy and Radiographic Evaluation. Presented at 1997 San Diego Spinal Conference, sponsored by the Scoliosis Association, San Diego, California, February 8, 1997.
    
    
  • Faculty member and Guest Lecturer: Spinal Anatomy and Radiographic Evaluation. Presented at 1999 San Diego Spinal Conference, sponsored by the Scoliosis Association, San Diego, California, February 13, 1999.
    
    
  • Guest Lecturer: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis - Presented at 2000 San Diego Family Practice Grand Rounds, Grossmont Hospital, San Diego, CA, March 2000.
    
    
  • Faculty member and Guest Lecturer: Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis - Evaluation and Treatment. Presented at 2001 San Diego Spinal Conference, March 2001.
  
  Local Committee Assignments
  • Chairman, Spine/Trauma Morbidity and Mortality Committee
    Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA, 1998-present
    
    
  • Spine Steering Committee
    Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA, 1998-present
    
    
  • Orthopaedic Supervisory Committee
    Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA, 1999-2000

   

A curriculum vitae is available on request.