Baylor University (B.S. 1978)
University of Texas (M.D. 1982)
Texas A & M University - Scott and White Memorial Hospital Surgery Residency (1984-1988)
Texas A & M University - Scott and White Memorial Hospital Chief Surgery Resident (1988-1989)
Ohio State University Hospitals, Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery (1989-1990)
Ohio State University Hospitals, Chief Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery (1990-1991)
Internship and research, St. Lukes and Texas Heart Institute(1982-84)
Off-Pump heart surgery
Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass (MIDCAB)
Left Ventricular Reduction Surgery
Cardiaovascular tissue engineering
MAZE procedure
Ross procedure
Cardiac Transplantation
Cardiac Tissue engineering