Allegheny College (BS, 1981, Summa Cum Laude)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1985
University of Pittsburgh General Surgery Residency, 1985-87
Research Fellow, University of Pittsburgh Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief Resident, General Surgery University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,1988-91
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Chief Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Professor of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Louisville, 200
Director of Translational Research, Cardiovascular Innovation Institute (CII) 2005-2008
Director Heart Transplant Program, University of Louisville School of Medicine 1998-2008
Director Mechanical Circulatory Support, University of Louisville School of Medicine 1998-2008
President, Dowling Consulting, Inc. 2008-Present.
Professor of Surgery, PennState Health 2019-Present.
Director, Research in Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support.
Director, Clinical Applied Biomedical Engineering Research.