Training & Credentials
EDUCATION
The Johns Hopkins University 1971-1975
- B.A. Molecular Biology
Fairleigh Dickenson 1975-1978
- Human Physiology
St. George University School of Medicine 1979-1980
- Transferred to University of Pennsylvania 1980
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1980-1982
- M.D.
INTERNSHIP
The Medical College of Pennsylvania 1982-1983
RESIDENCY
The Medical College of Pennsylvania 1983-1987
- Department of General Surgery
FELLOWSHIP
The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 1987-1989
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS
- American Society of Microbiology 1973-1976
- American Medical Association 1982
- Pennsylvania Medical Society 1983
- Dauphin County Medical Society 1983
- American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1991
- KEPRO Physician Reviewer 1993
- Robert H. Ivy Society, Member 1993, Moderator 1998, Board of Directors 2000
- Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons 1996
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow 1997
- Penn State Geisinger Health Plan, Consultant 2000
- American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2000
- West Shore Surgery Center, Board of Directors 2002
- Mountain View Surgical Hospital, Board of Directors 2007
CERTIFICATIONS
American Board of Surgery
- Board Certified 1987, Recertified 1998
- Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery 1993
American Medical Association
- Certification – Tendon and Nerve Injuries of the Hand-1990, Dynamic Splinting and Hand Therapy-1990, Percutaneous Image Guided Needle Core Breast Biopsy Training-1996
American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Board Certified 1991
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
- The Lahey Clinic Aesthetic Laser Surgery 1995
American College of Surgeons
- Fellow 1997
American Academy of Wound Management
- Board Certified Wound Specialist 1998
Medical Alliance
- Certification-Erbium Yag Laser 1998
ACADEMIC AND HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
Administrative Chief Resident 1987-1988
- Department of Surgery, The Medical College of Pennsylvania
Chief Resident 1988-1989
- Division of Plastic Surgery, The Medical College of Pennsylvania
Visiting Plastic Surgical Residency 1988
- Northwest Medical Teams, Oaxaca, Mexico
Instructor, Department of Surgery 1988-1989, 1993
- The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Clinical Instructor 1988-1996
- The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Chairman, Department of Surgery 1994
- Carlisle Regional Medical Center
Active Surgical Staff
- Carlisle Regional Medical Center 1989-present
- Holy Spirit Hospital 1989-present
- Pinnacle Health Systems 1989-2002
- Community General Hospital 1995-present
- Hershey Medical Center 1996-present





