Education, Experience, & Certifications
Education
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. M.D., 1976
Lafayette College, Easton, PA. B.A., Biology, 1968
Roosevelt High School, Yonkers, NY. 1964
Hospital Appointments
White Plains Hospital Center, White Plains, NY. Attending, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2006-Present.
St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Yonkers, NY. Attending, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2004-Present.
Lawrence Hospital Center, Bronxville, NY. Attending, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 1998-Present.
St. Josephs Medical Center, Yonkers, NY. Chief, Thoracic Surgery, 1990-Present.
Residency Training
Lahey Clinic, New England Deaconess, Harvard Hospitals Program, Boston, MA. Chief Resident, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, 1982-1983. Resident in Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, 1981-1982.
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Resident in Cardiac Surgery, 1982.
St. Vincent’s Hospital, New York, NY. Chief Surgical Resident, 1980-1981. Resident in Surgery, 1977-1980. Intern in Surgery 1976-1977.
Academic Appointments
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Associate Professor of Surgery, 1984-Present.
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Clinical Instructor in Surgery, 1981-1983.
New York University Medical School, New York, NY. Clinical Instructor in Surgery, 1980-1981.
Research
Cardiac Institute at Downstate Medical Center & Maimonides Medical Center, New York, NY. Clinical Research in Thoracic Surgery, 1983-1997.
National Science Foundation & Lafayette College, Easton, PA. Fellow in Parasitology, 1968.
National Science Foundation & University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI. Summer Fellow in Parasitology, 1967.
National Institute of Health & Lafayette College, Easton, PA. Fellow in Parasitology, 1966-1968.
Board Certifications
American Board of Thoracic Surgery. 1986,1996,2006.
American Board of Surgery. 1982.
Societies
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
American College of Chest Physicians
New York Thoracic Society
American College of Cardiology
