Past Work History

Aug 2001 – Sep 2004:

Assistant Professor of Surgery Chief of Reconstructive Microsurgery Associate Residency Program Director University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery San Antonio, Texas

Aug 2000 – July 2001:

Aesthetic Surgery and Breast Reconstruction Cleveland Clinic Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Oct 1999 – June 2000:

Reconstructive Microsurgery University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas

July 1997 – June 1999:

Plastic Surgery Residency University of Western Ontario (UWO) London, Ontario, Canada.

July 1994 – June 1997:

General Surgery Residency, UWO London, Canada

Sept 1990 – June 1994:

Medical School, UWO London, Canada

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Academic and Hospital Appointments

  • Voluntary Clinical Assistant Professor UCSD Department of Plastic Surgery, San Diego, California
  • Active Staff, Plastic Surgery Pomerado Hospital, Poway, California
  • Active Staff, Plastic Surgery Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California
  • Active Staff, Plastic Surgery Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California
  • Active Staff, Plastic Surgery Center for Surgery of Encinitas, Encinitas, California
  • Active Staff, Plastic Surgery Poway Surgery Center, Poway, California
  • Active Staff, Plastic Surgery Palomar Surgical Center of Escondido, Escondido, California
  • Provisional Staff, Plastic Surgery Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, California
  • Active Staff, Plastic Surgery Palomar Medical Center, Escondido, California
  • Active Staff, North Coast Surgery Center, Oceanside, California
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Honors and Awards

  • American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award
  • American Registry Patient’s Choice Award
  • America’s Top Doctors
  • Best Doctors in America
  • San Diego Super Doctors
  • Who’s Who in the World
  • Who’s Who in America
  • Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care
  • Who’s Who in Science and Engineering

Professional Societies and Committees

  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Medical Association
  • American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
  • California Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  • San Diego Society of Plastic Surgeons

Board Certification

  • Board-certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (June 1999)
  • Recertification (2006)
  • Recertification (2013)
  • Recertification (2019)
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