Professional: Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group • Private Practice: General Surgery • Hillcrest Surgical Medical Group, Inc., San Diego • Chief of Surgery, Mercy Hospital, San Diego, 1993-1995 • Chief Division of Vascular Surgery, Mercy Hospital, 1995-1996 • Co-Director, Level II Regional Trauma Center, Mercy Hospital, 1985-1990 • Chief of Staff, Scripps Mercy Hospital, 2003-2004
Education: George Washington University School of Medicine, 1973 • San Diego State College, Chemistry, 1969
Internship: Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, 1973-1974
Residency: Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii, 1976-1979 (12-months as chief resident) • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 1975-1976 • Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii, 1974-1975
Certifications: American Board of Surgery, 1980, 1989 & 1999 • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, 1982 • Licensed by the State of California, 1979 • Licensed by the State of Hawaii, 1977 • National Board of Medical Examiners, 1974
Organizations: American College of Surgeons • American Society for Bariatric Surgery • American Society of General Surgeons • San Diego Surgical Society • Society of General Surgeons, San Diego • San Diego County Medical Society
Honors & Others: Howard Kane - AFA King Honorary Obstetrical Society (1973) • A.E. Moore Award for best scientific presentation, San Diego Surgical Society (1981)
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