Duke University (B.S. 1978)
University of Illinois College of Medicine (M.D. 1982)
University of Illinois General Surgery Residency (1982-1984, 1986-1989)
NIH, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Clinical Associate (1984-1986)
Hospital of the Good Samaratin / USC Thoracic Surgery Residency (1990-1992)
Video assisted thoracic surgery
Peripheral vascular surgery
Lung cancer surgery