Education & Training:

MB.ChB with Commendation, University of Glasgow Medical School, Glasgow, Scotland, 1987-1992
Junior House Office, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Departments of General Surgery and General Medicine,

  Glasgow Scotland, 1992-1993
Senior House Officer, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Glasgow Royal Infirmary,

  Glasgow, Scotland, 1993-1994
Residency, Cook County Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Chicago, 1994-1995
Residency, University of  Illinois, Metro Group Hospitals, Department of General Surgery,

  Chicago, 1995-2000
Fellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, St Vincent Health Center, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Erie, PA, 2000-2001

Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery at St. Marks' Hospital in London 2002

Honors & Awards:

Certificate of Merit:

• Biochemistry
• Clinical Medicine
• Clinical Surgery
• Pharmacology
• Pathology
• Physiology

Prizes and Awards:

• John Hunter Medal in Biology
• Stirton Bursary (highest aggregate in degree examinations)
• John MacFarlane Bursary
• John Glaister Prize in Forensic Medicine
• Maurice Clark/Anderson College Prize
• Mary Margaret Isabel Ure Prize in Pediatrics
• Colin C. MacPherson Bequest Prize in Orthopedic Surgery
• Mary Margeret Isabel Ure Prize in Medicine and Surgery

Other Activities:

Teacher, University of Glasgow, Anatomy Department, 1993-1994