EDUCATION & TRAINING
Residency
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Brigham Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School | Boston, Massachusetts
1996 – 1998
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
National Naval Medical Center | Bethesda, Maryland
1990 – 1994
Medical School
M.D. Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin (Marquette) | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1984 – 1988
Undergraduate
University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa
1982-1984
United States Merchant Marine Academy | Kings Point, New York
1981
MILITARY SERVICE
Commander, United States Navy
1988-2000
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Diplomat
Virginia Society of Plastic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Medical Society of Virginia
National Board of Examiners, Diplomat
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Fellow
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Member
Society of Brigham Surgical Alumni
Norfolk Academy of Medicine
Tidewater Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology Society
Virginia Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
American College of Surgeons: Virginia Chapter
HONORS AND AWARDS
2014 “Top Doctor 2014” | Costal Virginia Magazine
2013 “Top Docs of Hampton Roads 2013” | Hampton Roads Magazine
2012 “Top Docs of Hampton Roads 2012” | Hampton Roads Magazine
2011 “Top Docs of Hampton Roads 2011” | Hampton Roads Magazine
2006 Knighted, Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem
2006 Gary L Schechter, MD, FACS – Faculty Teaching Award | Eastern Virginia Medical School
2005 Voted “Best Faculty” Teaching award by Otolaryngology Residents | Eastern Virginia Medical School
1996 Naval Commendation Medal awarded for instituting the Cleft Lip and Palate Team | Naval Medical Center, Great Lakes, IL
1994 Naval Achievement Medal awarded for the development and coordination of the Speech-Arid Voice Department/Lab | National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
1993 – 1995 White House Physician Speech & Voice Liaison, Coordinated care of President Bill Clinton | National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
1988 Graduation with Honors | Medical College of Wisconsin
1988 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Education Research, Foundation Award | National Student Research Forum, Galveston, TX
1988 Roche Laboratories Award for Excellence in Clinical Research | National Student Research Forum, Galveston, TX
1985 – 1988 Honors Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1985 Research Fellowship Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI