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MS: University of Michigan (1975).
MD: University of Michigan (1979).
Residency Training: General Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, MI (1979-84).
Fellowship Training: Critical Care Medicine, University Health Center of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (1984-85).
Board Certification: Surgery; Surgical Critical Care.
Specialties: Management of injured patients—all aspects of traumatology; pre- and post-operative critical care of surgical patients; treatment of the acute surgical abdomen; treatment of abdominal compartment syndrome; resuscitation; management of single and multiple organ failure; and thoracoabdominal injuries, including lung, heart, spleen, liver, bowel, and urinary system.
Additional: Chief of General Surgery, Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Burns; Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS); Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM); member, American Surgical Association, Association of Academic Surgeons, and Society of University Surgeons; see selected publications.
Honors: Selected for inclusion in the Castle Connolly Guide, Top Doctors: New York Metro Area (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009), representing the top 10% of physicians in the New York Metropolitan area;
immediate past president, St. Louis Surgical Society;
past president, American College of Surgeons, MO Chapter;
past chair, Missouri Committee of Trauma (ACS);
past president, McClure Surgical Society;
member, EMS Division, Department of Health, Missouri and Illinois;
council, Society of Critical Care Medicine;
member, National Board of Medical Examiners;
advisor, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma;
inclusion, Top 40 Under 40 (CBS);
inclusion, Who's Who in America and 2000 Notable Men, American Biographical Institute;
recipient, "Attending Physician of the Year" award, 1991, 1993, St. Louis University;
editorial board, Air Medical Journal, Air Med, and New Surgery;
reviewer, Journal of Trauma, Critical Care Medicine, Surgery, Annals of Surgery, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Intensive Care Medicine, and Clinical Intensive Care.
Language Spoken: English.
Consultations/Appointments: 631-444-4545.