EDUCATION
- Calvin College, 1977-1981
B.S. Biochemistry, 1981
- University of Illinois, Rockford
School of Medicine, 08/81-06/85
MD, 1985
- Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical
Center, Chicago, IL
Internship, 07/85-06/86
Residency in General Surgery 06/85-06/91
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Mini Fellowship,
2003
- Tufts-New England Medical Center
Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Course, 2003
HONORS
- Recognition in Internal Medicine
University of Illinois, 1985
- General Surgery Department Award
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's, 1991
- Department of Surgery Teaching
Award
West Suburban Hospital, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,
1998, 2005
LECTURES
- Acute Abdomen 1993-2005 (yearly)
- Surgical Nutrition 1994, 1995
- Infections in the ICU Patient
1994
- Gallbladder Disease 1995, 1996
1997 1998
- Laparoscopic Surgery 1994
- Update on Management of Breast
Cancer 1998
- Westlake Hospital Breast Care
Grand Rounds 1999
- Pre and Post-op Care Winter and
Fall of 2000, 2002
- Anorectal Care 2000
- Bowel Obstruction November 2002
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APPOINTMENTS
- Senior Administrative Resident
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's, 1989-1990
- Chief Administrative Assistant
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's, 1990-1991
- Vice President Medical Staff
Vencor Hospital, 1994-1995
- Board Member of Physician-Hospital
Organization
West Suburban Hospital, 1996
MEMBERSHIP
- American Medical Association
- Illinois State Medical Society
- Chicago Medical Society
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Society of American Gastrointestinal
Endoscopic Surgeons
- American Society of Breast Surgeons
- American Society of Bariatric
Surgery
- American Society of General Surgeons
CERTIFICATIONS
- Illinois Medical License No. 036-073579
- Board Certified American Board
of Surgery
- Advanced Laparoscopic Training
PUBLICATIONS
- Co-authored Chapter in Rush Review
of Surgery
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