University of Mississippi B.S. 1974
University of Louisville School of Medicine M.D. 1978
Univ. Texas Southwestern [Parkland Hosp.] General Surgery 1978-83
Washington Univ. Barnes Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship 1983-85
Scripps Hospital and Clinic 1985-91
St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, Ga. 1991-98
Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Lee Regional Hospital Johnstown, Pa. 1999-2004
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Division of Thoracic Surgery 2004- present
thoracic surgery research
fly-fishing
Off-pump revascularization
Mitral valve repair