Education & Training:

B.S., University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 1979-1983
M.D., Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, 1983-1987
Resident, General Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, 1987-1993
Fellow, Clinical Research, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 1990-1992
Chief Resident, General Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, 1993-1994
Fellow, Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 1994-1995

Honors & Awards:

Dean's List, University of Oregon, 1980
Oregon Achievers Honor Society, 1983
Dean's Scholar, Dean's List, University of Oregon, 1982
National Research Service Award, Cancer Training Branch, National Cancer Institute, 1990, 1991
Outstanding Chief Resident of The Year, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, 1994
Golden Scalpel Teaching Award, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, 1996
Clinical Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, 1999
Golden Scalpel Teaching Award, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, 2000
Research Competition Award, North Pacific Surgical Association Scientific Program, Victoria, B.C., 2001
Golden Scalpel Teaching Award, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, 2006
Research Competition Award, American College of Surgeons, Oregon State Chapter, Sunriver, OR, 2006
Clinical Faculty Teacher Award, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, 2008

Other Activities:

Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Member, American Medical Association
Member, North Pacific Surgical Association
Member, Portland Surgical Association
Fellow, Society of Surgical Oncology
Member, Washington County Medical Society