college of medicine/university of baghdad M.B.,Ch.B 1973
intern american univ. of beirut 73-74
medical college of ohio at toledo :gen. surg residency 74-79
medical college of ohio at toledo :surg. onc fellowship 80
the cleveland clinic :cardiovascular surg. fellowship 80-82
tufts new england medical center: thor.surg residency 82-84
the cleveland clinic : clinical associate staff 84-85
arnot ogden hosp. elmira NY : staff surgeon 86-89
united health services binghamton NY:cardiac surg 89-current
off pump [beating heart] coronary by pass surgery
mitral valve repair
esophageal&lungCAsurgery[with neo adjuvant approach]
aortic valve surgery
thoracic aortic surgery
arterial revascularization