BACKGROUND

Date of Birth

May 28, 1963

Place of Birth

California

Work Addresses

8129 N 87th Pl, Suite 200, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Physiology
University of California at Davis, 1981–1985

Medical Doctor

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 1985–1989

POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING

General Surgery Residency
Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency Program
Phoenix, AZ, 1989–1994

Chief Resident, General Surgery
Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency Program
Phoenix, AZ, 1993–1994

Plastic Surgery Residency

University of Texas at Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1994–1996

LICENSURE & BOARD CERTIFICATION

Board Certified by The American Board of Surgery, 1995–2005
Board Certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1999
Re-Certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery, 2009

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

Chief of Plastic Surgery
Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn, 2000–2002

MEMBERSHIPS, OFFICES,
& COMMITTEES

Member

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
The Maricopa Medical Society
American Medical Association

Fellow

The American College of Surgeons

AWARDS & HONORS

Caring Doctor Award
2017 & 2019

Top Doc, Phoenix Magazine
1997, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Best of Our Valley, Arizona Foothills Magazine
Best Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Samuel Spira Award, Baylor College of Medicine:
Student Most Likely to Succeed in the Future Practice of Plastic Surgery
1989

Graduated with Honors: UC Davis
1985

Scholarship of Honors and Prizes: UC Davis
1981–1984

Lifetime Member, California Scholarship Federation
1981