Primary Appointment:

Distinguished Professor of Plastic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
Founding Chair, Department of Plastic Surgery
Bruce F. Connell Endowed Chair in Plastic Surgery
The University of California, Irvine
Orange, California

Education: University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
B.S., Psychobiology, June 1980

University of Southern California School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
M.D., Medicine, June 1985

Postgraduate Training:

1985 – 1990 Los Angeles County / University of Southern California
Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Residency PPG I – V, General Surgery

1990 – 1993 The Johns Hopkins Hospital / University of Maryland
Combined Programs
Baltimore, Maryland
Residency PPG VI – VIII, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

11/1991 – 02/1992 Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Service Systems
(Shock Trauma)
Baltimore, Maryland
PPG VII, Craniofacial – Microvascular Surgery

07/1992 – 10/1992 Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Service Systems
(Shock Trauma)
Baltimore, Maryland
PPG VIII, Craniofacial - Microvascular Surgery