University of California at Davis (B.S. 1977)
Northwestern Medical School (M.D. 1982)
Alpha Omega Alpha Society (1982)
General Surgery Residency- NYU-Bellevue Med Ctr (1982-1988)
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency - Emory University Medical Center, Atlanta, GA (1988-1991)
Chief, Div. of Cardiothoracic Surgery- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (1996-1998)
Chief ,Section Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery-Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY (1999 - present
Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. MIchael's MC,Newark NJ, 07102
Chairman, Department of Surgery, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
American Board of Thoracic Surgery (1993)
High-risk cardiac surgery
Surgical correction of atrial arrhythmias
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
Mini-Valve Repair
Quality patient care pathways and services
Multivessel OFF-PUMP CABG(Beating Heart CABG)
Robotic-MIDCAB Procedure
Sternotomy-sparing MIDCAB Procedures in Redo-CABG
All types of Valve Replacement and Repair
Thoracic Aortic Disease Repair