Resume
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Academic Degrees
RESIDENCY
Post Graduate Training
1987-1988
University of Missouri
-Freshman Studies
1988-1991
Southwest Missouri University, Springfield, Missouri.
BS Biology Cum Laude
1991-1995
AT Still University, Kirksville,
Missouri. D.O. With Honors.
Research Experience
Ventricular Assist Devices-Jarvik, DeBakey Micromed, Heartmate I, II and III, Thoratec, Levitronix, Tandom Heart
Trileaflet Aortic Valve
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization C02 vs YAG
July 1995 – July 1999
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Resident in General Surgery
July 1999 – July 2000
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Chief Resident in General Surgery
July 2000 – July 2001
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Fellow in Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
July 2001 – July 2004
Texas Heart Institute
Fellow in Mechanical Assist Devices and Cardiopulmonary Transplantation
July 2004 – July 2006
Texas Heart Institute
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Texas Children’s Hospital Resident in
Cardiothoracic Surgery
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Cardiothoracic Surgery:
American Osteopathic Board of Surgery
FELLOWSHIP
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon
2006 – 2016
Cardiovascular Surgeons of Texas
2016 – 2022
Cardiovascular Labs of America
2022 – Present
Messner Vascular Institute