CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION:

College:

University of Rochester
College of Arts and Sciences
Wilson Boulevard
Rochester, New York
B.A. Biology – May 1983

Professional:

Columbia University
School of Dental and Oral Surgery
630 W. 168th Street
New York, New York 10032
D.D.S. – May 1987

Louisiana State University
School of Graduate Studies
433 Bolivar Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Ph.D. (Anatomy) – August 1990

Louisiana State University Medical Center
School of Medicine
1542 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2822
M.D. – May 1992

Residency Training:

Louisiana State University Medical Center
School of Dentistry
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
1100 Florida Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
July 1987 – June 1995

Louisiana State University Medical Center
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
1501 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
July 1994 – February 1995

Louisiana State University Medical Center
School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
1542 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
July 1992 – June 1993

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Diplomate

American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, Fellow

American Dental Association

Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Florida Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

Florida Dental Association

Brevard County Dental Society

Florida Dental Society of Anesthesiology

CERTIFICATION:

American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery - 2/97

Basic Cardiac Life Support Certified

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified

SPECIAL HONORS AND AWARDS:

Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Valedictorian Award, 1987

Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery,

Departmental Awards for Excellence in:
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1987
Orthodontics, 1987

New York Regents Scholarship for Dentistry, 1983-87

Columbia University - Percy T. Phillips Scholarship in Dentistry, 1986

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Departmental Award for Excellence in Pharmacology, 1987

New York State Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Award, 1987

American College of Dentists Award (New York Section), 1987

American College of Stomatologic Surgeons Award, 1987

Omikron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honorary Society, Columbia University Chapter, 1987

Dentist Scientist Awardee, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Department of Anatomy, LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. Sponsor: National Institute of Health, 1987 - 1992

The Walter Lorenz Junior Investigator’s Award, International Assoc. of Dental Research Meeting, Acapulco, Mexico, April, 1991

The Strauman Company Resident Scientific Presentation Award. American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, September, 1991

The Strauman Company Resident Scientific Presentation Award. American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, September, 1992

LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS:

Contemporary Oral Surgery and Dental Implants, Brevard Study Club, April 1999.

Moderator Dental Implant Abstract Session, AAOMS Annual Meeting, September 2001.

Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, American Academy of General Dentistry, Hillsborough County Chapter, April 1997

Oral and Maxillofacial Endosseous Implants - A Residency Experience. Tampa Implant Study Group, October, 1996

Cosmetic & Reconstructive Maxillofacial Surgery For The 90s and Beyond, HCDRC, January, 1996

Facial Aesthetic Surgery: The Shreveport Experience, Staff and Residents, LSU Medical Center, May, 1995

Evaluation and Management of Medically Compromised Patients Requiring Anesthesia and Oral Surgery, 3rd Year Dental Students, LSU School of Dentistry, Oral Surgery Course, January, 1992