Accreditations

• Passed Diplomat National Boards in 1986
• Medical Licensure:
  • State of Michigan - Issued 1986 #406022
  • State of Tennessee - Issued 1990 #MD020855
  • State of Wisconsin - Issued 1991 #32197
• Passed Written Boards in Plastic Surgery in 1992
• Passed Oral Boards in Plastic Surgery in 1994

Education

• Doctor of Medicine – With Distinction, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1981-1985
• Bachelor of Science – Honors in Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1977-1981

Post Graduate Education

• Oral Boards in Plastic Surgery, 1994
• Written Boards in Plastic Surgery, 1992
• Fellow in Hand and Microsurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1991-1992
• Fellow in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery, The Institute for Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, 1990-1991
• Medical Licensure for State of Wisconsin - Issued 1991
• Medical Licensure for State of Tennessee - Issued 1990
• Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Grand Rapids Area Medical Education Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1988-1990
• Intern and Resident in General Surgery, Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Saint Mary's Health Services, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1985-1988
• Diplomat National Boards, 1986
• Medical Licensure for State of Michigan - Issued 1986
  

Teaching Appointments

• Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
  

Organizations & Awards

• First Prize Clinical Award for “Latissimus Dorsi Musculocutaneous Flaps and Tissue Expanders/Implants in Immediate Breast Reconstruction,” presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons - Iowa City, IA; 1995
  
  
• First Prize Clinical Award at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons – Mackinac Island, MI; 1994
  
  
• Doran Scholar Award for research project and publication “Endoscopic Tattooing of the Colon: Clinical Experience.”; 1992
  
  
• First Prize President’s Award at the Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society – New Orleans, LA; 1991
  
  
• Clifford C. Snyder Award for “Computerized Morphologic Analysis of Tissue Expander Shape Using a Biomechanical Model” for the best paper by a plastic surgery resident or fellow at the Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council – Charlottesville, VA; 1991
  
  
• Best Paper Award for “Pharmacological Manipulation of Rat Flaps: Fact or Friction.” at the Annual Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference – New York, NY; 1990
  
  
• First Prize Clinical Award at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association – Mackinac Island, MI; 1988
  
• First Prize Basic Science Award at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons - Mackinac Island, MI; 1988
  

Professional Memberships

• American College of Surgeons: Candidate Group
• American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons
• Kent County Medical Society
• Michigan State Medical Society
• Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons
• Gilda's Club of Grand Rapids Medical Advisory Board Member
• The American Cancer Society Board of Directors Member
• The American Association of Plastic Surgeons

Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Visiting Professor/Lectureships

1. Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, Texas. Life Skills for the Plastic Surgeon – November 29, 2001. The Periareolar Approach to Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast – November 30, 2001.
   
   
2. Brown Medical School; Providence, Rhode Island. Latiss Flap Breast Reconstruction – February 26, 2002. Strategies in Skin Sparing Mastectomy – February 27, 2002. TRAM Flap Reconstruction – February 27, 2002.
   
   
3. University of California, Irvine; Orange, California. Implant Selection in Augmentation Mammaplasty – April 8, 2002. SPAIR Mammaplasty – April 8, 2002.
   
   
4. Orange County Society of Plastic Surgeons; Orange, California. An Algorithm for Mastopexy – April 8, 2002.
   
   
5. University of Southern California; Los Angeles, California. SPAIR Mammaplasty – April 10, 2002. Implant Selection in Augmentation Mammaplasty – April 10, 2002.
   
   
6. Loma Linda University; Loma Linda, California. SPAIR Mammaplasty – April 11, 2002. Implant Selection in Augmentation Mammaplasty – April 11, 2002. Life Skills for the Plastic Surgeon – April 12, 2002. TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction – April 12, 2002.
   

Invited Visiting Professorships

1. Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia. Latissimus Breast Reconstruction – December 6, 2001.
   
   
2. Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta,Georgia. SPAIR Mammaplasty – December 7, 2001.
   
   
3. Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, Georgia. SPAIR Surgery – December 7, 2001.
   
   
4. University of Michigan Health System; Ann Arbor, Michigan. SPAIR – January 31, 2003.
   
   
5. University of Michigan Health System; Ann Arbor, Michigan. Latissimus Flap Breast Reconstruction – January 31, 2003.
   
   
6. Northwestern; Chicago, Illinois. Computer Pot Pourri – October 14, 2003.
   
   
7. Chicago Society of Plastic Surgery; Chicago, Illinois. Latissimus dorsi Breast Reconstruction – October 14, 2003.
   
   
8. Northwestern; Chicago, Illinois. SPAIR Mammaplasty – October 15, 2003.
   
   
9. Medical College of Georgia; Augusta, Georgia. Circumvertical Breast Reduction - November 27, 2006.
   
   
10. Medical College of Georgia; Augusta, Georgia. The Team Approach to Improved Results in Breast Reconstruction - November 27, 2006.
    

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Visiting Professor

1. Yale University; New Haven, Connecticut. Latissimus Breast Reconstruction – January 8, 2003.
   
   
2. University of Tennessee, Division of Plastic Surgery; Memphis, Tennessee. SPAIR – January 18, 2003.
   
   
3. University of Tennessee, Division of Plastic Surgery; Memphis, Tennessee. Latissimus Breast Reconstruction – January 18, 2003.
   
   
4. New York Presbyterian Hospital; New York, New York. SPAIR Mammaplasty – February 24, 2003.
   
   
5. Kansas City Plastic Surgery Society; Kansas City, Missouri. SPAIR – November 18, 2003.
   
   
6. Kansas University Medical Center; Kansas City, Missouri. Latissimus Breast Reconstruction – November 19, 2003.
   
   
7. Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons/Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland, Ohio. Breast Surgery Panel: SPAIR – May 14, 2004.
   
   
8. Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons/Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland, Ohio. Thermage – May 14, 2004.
   
   
9. University of Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts. SPAIR – May 18, 2004.
   
   
10. University of Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts. Latissimus Flap Breast Reconstruction – May 19, 2004.
    
    
11. University of Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts. Correction of the Tuberous Breast – May 19, 2004.
    
    
12. University of Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts. Skin Sparing Mastectomy Incision Patterns – May 19, 2004.
    
    
13. University of Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts. Implant Selection in Breast Augmentation - May 19, 2004.
    
    
14. Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, Missouri. Augmentation Mastopexy – May 16, 2005.
    
    
15. Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, Missouri. Implant Selection in Breast Surgery – May 16, 2005.
    
    
16. Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, Missouri. Breast Reduction – SPAIR Mammaplasty – May 16, 2005.
    
    
17. Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, Missouri. Latissimus Flap Breast Reconstruction – May 16, 2005.
    
    
18. University of Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin. Implant Selection in Breast Augmentation. February 9, 2006.
    
    
19. University of Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin. Latissimus Dorsi Breast Reconstruction – February 10, 2006.
    
    
20. University of Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin. SPAIR – February 10, 2006.
    
    
21. Lahey Clinic; Boston, Massachusetts. SPAIR – June 20, 2006.
    
    
22. Lahey Clinic; Boston, Massachusetts. Implant Selection in Breast Augmentation – June 21, 2006.
    
    
23. Lahey Clinic; Boston, Massachusetts. Latissimus Dorsi Breast Reconstruction – June 21, 2006.