Northwestern University (BA 1971)
Creighton University Medical School (MD cum laude 1975)
University of Alabama General Surgery Residency (1975 - 1980)
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency - Medical College of Wisconsin 1980 - 1982
FACS
FACC
FCCP
STS
aortic aneurysm surgery
complex coronary bypass surgery
mitral valve surgery
surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation