Profile
Chair, Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Co-Chair, College of Applied Anatomy
Professor of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine
Education
Bachelor of Science: Loyola Marymount University
Medical Degree: University of California, Los Angeles
Internship: General Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Residency: General Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Awards and Honors
- Parker Palmer, Courage to Teach Award, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (National Teaching Award)
- UCLA Nominee for the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award
- Lucien B. Guze Golden Apple Award for Faculty Teacher of the Year, UCLA School of Medicine (9 time recipient)
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Loyola Marymount University
- National Golden Apple Teaching Award, American Medical Student Association
- Award for Excellence in Education – UCLA School of Medicine
- Arnold Gold Humanism Society
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Faculty member
- UCLA White Coat Ceremony Featured Speaker
- Faculty Teacher of the Year – Harbor-UCLA Department of Surgery
- Vascular Faculty Teacher of the Year – Harbor-UCLA Department of Surgery
- Dean’s Recognition for Student Teaching – Mayo Clinic
- Southern California Super Doctors (8 years)
- Best Doctors
- America’s Top Doctors
Research Focus
Surgical education, cardiac risk assessment, hemodialysis access
Professional Service
- Board of Regents, Loyola Marymount University
- Recorder and Program Chairman, Pacific Coast Surgical Association
- Past-President, Southern California Chapter, American College of Surgeons
- Past Member, Board of Governors, American College of Surgeons
- Past President Southern California Vascular Surgical Society
- Past President, Los Angeles Surgical Society
Personal Interests
Exercise, youth soccer coaching, music, medical mission work, fundraising for LMU programs, languages, photography, painting