Education & Faculty Appointments
EDUCATION:
Harvard College, Bachelor of Arts – Government, Cum Laude, 1983 – 1987
Cornell University Medical College, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 1987 – 1991
General Surgical Internship, University of California – Irvine, 1991 – 1992
Orthopaedic Surgical Residency, University of California – Irvine, 1992 – 1996
Sports Medicine Fellowship, Arlington Hospital – Georgetown University Affiliate, Arlington, VA, 1996-1997
Hand Surgery Fellowship, California – Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 1997-1998
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, 7/16/09 – Present.
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2/3/08-7/31/08
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 9/1/99-2/3/08
Director, Orthopaedic Hand & Upper Extremity Service, Houston Veterans Administration Medical Center, 9/99 to 7/05
Faculty, Texas Woman’s University/HealthSouth Hand Therapy Fellowship Program, 1999 to 2001, 2008 to present.
Honors / Awards
Undergraduate: Cum Laude Graduate, 1987
Harvard College Honorary Scholarship, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87
Medical School: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 1991
NIH Summer Research Fellowship, 1988, “Meniscal Cell Culture Longevity”, an in vitro model, Advisor: Steven P. Arnoczky, DVM, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
National Registry of Who’s Who, 2001 Edition
Leadership Fellow, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Class of 2005-6
Leadership Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Class of 2006-7