General orthopedics

Specialties

pediatrics, spine

Undergraduate Education and Degree

United States Military Academy West Point, New York
July 1975 - June 1979

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Medical Education and Degree

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine; August 1984 - May 1988

Medical Degree

Graduate Training

University of Oklahoma
July 1988 - June 1993

Resident, Department of Orthopedics

Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
July 1993 - June 1994

Fellow in Pediatric Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedics

Medical License

Commonwealth of Virginia
August 1993

Board Certified, July 1996

Fellowship Academy of American Orthopedic Surgeons, March 1998

Appointments

Chairman AMC Blood Usage Committee; 
1998 - present

Chief AMC Orthopedic Service; 
January 1998 - present

Team Physician - Robert E. Lee High School
1998 - present

General orthopedics

Specialties

joint replacement, sports medicine

Undergraduate Education and Degree

Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
August 1975 - June 1979

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Medical Education and Degree

University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Medicine; August 1979 - June 1983

Medical Degree

Graduate Training

University of Alabama in Birmingham
June 1983 - June 1989

Resident, Orthopedics

Medical License

Commonwealth of Virginia
May 1989

Board Eligible

Appointments

Team Physician - Fort Defiance High School
1995 - present

Physician Assistant

Credentials

Board Certified Physician Assistant

Trained with Dr. Henry Bohlman and Dr. Frank Eismont in Spine Surgery
Veterans Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 1977 - 1980

Practicing in General Orthopedic and Spine Surgery in Western Virginia
1980 - 2006

Medical License

Commonwealth of Virginia, 1980

State of West Virginia, 1980

Fellow - American Academy of Physician Assistants

Fellow - Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants

Medical Education and Degree

Graduate of Physician Assistant Program Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1975

Appointments

Chairman, Governors’ Advisory Board for Physician Assistants
Richmond, Virginia, 2003 – 2006

 

Physician Assistant-C

Primary Specialty:  General Orthopedics

Subspecialties

            Family Practice
            Internal Medicine
            Pediatrics
            Geriatrics

Undergraduate Education and Degree

            Mount Union College
            Alliance, Ohio
            August 2002 - May 2006
            Bachelor of Science in Biology

Medical Education and Degree

            Marietta College Physician Assistant Program
            Marietta, Ohio
            June 2006 – August 2008
            Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

Medical License

             Commonwealth of Virginia, 2008

             Board Certified, 2008

             Fellow – American Academy of Physician Assistants

             Fellow – Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants