Education:

• Undergraduate: Cornell University (1993)
• Graduate: Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine (1997)

Residency:

• Botsford General Hospital in affiliation with Michigan State University (1997-2000)

Fellowship:

• AO International Trauma Fellowship, Graz, Austria
• Transosseous Osteosynthesis in Injuries and Diseases of the Tibia and Foot at the Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics

Board Certification:

• American Board of Podiatric Surgery

Membership:

• American and California Podiatric Medical Association
• Fellow American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
• American Professional Wound Care Association

Teaching Appointments:

• Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
• Surgical Attending, Baja Project for Crippled Children
• Attending Surgeon and Director of Research, Doctor's Hospital of West Covina

Professional Appointments:

• Consultant, California Board of Podiatric Medicine, 2004-2009
• President, Los Angeles County Podiatric Medical Society 2008-2009
• Chair, Western Podiatric Medical Congress
• Public Health and Preventive Podiatric Medicine Committee, American Podiatric Medical Association
• Professional Relations Committee, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
• Reviewer, Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Consultant for multiple medical device and pharmaceutical companies
• Executive Board, Los Angeles County Podiatric Medical Society
• Seminar Chairman, Los Angeles County Podiatric Medical Society 2001-2004

• Advancements in Bone Healing
• New Improvements in Fracture Management
• The Role-of Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound in Challenging Podiatric Fractures
• Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy
• Fractures of the Calcaneus
• Office Related Trauma
• An Update on the New Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatories
• The Role of External Fixation in Podiatric Surgery
• Common Pitfalls in Internal Fixation
• A Unique Presentation of Intraosseous Gout

Numerous publications and Guest Editor in Peer Review Medical Journals:

• Joint Anatomy as a Risk Factor for Lisfranc Fracture-Dislocations
• Temporary Kirschner Wire Ankle Transfixation in the Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fractures
• Traumatic Hallux Varus Repair Utilizing a Soft Tissue Anchor: A Case Report
• Occult Osseous Lesions Associated with Ankle Sprains: Incidence, Location, Pattern and Age
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Ankle Ligament Injuries Correlated with Time
• Periungal Pibromas Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis
• Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis, New Therapies, and Surgical Implications
• Nutritional Supplementation in Peri-operative Management
• The Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Pes Planovalgus
• Difficult and Controversial Pediatric Cases: A Roundtable on Conservative and Surgical Management
• Using Skin Graft Substitute for Post-operative Dehiscence