Resume

Education

• BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE – 1984-88
  Houston, Texas
  M.D., Alpha Omega Alpha
• BAYLOR UNIVERSITY – 1980-84
  Waco, Texas
  B.S. Biology, Phi Beta Kappa
• C. E. ELLISON HIGH SCHOOL – 1976-80
  Killeen, Texas
  Valedictorian

Post-Graducate Training

• PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY – 1994-96
  Baylor College of Medicine
  Houston, Texas
• OTOLARYNGOLOGY / HEAD & NECK SURGERY – 1990-94
  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  Dallas, Texas
• GENERAL SURGERY – 1988-90
  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  Dallas, Texas

Academic Appointments

• CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR – 1995-96
  Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  Baylor College of Medicine

Civic Appointments

• CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD – 2007-09
  Texas Institute for Surgery at
  Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
• BOARD OF MANAGERS – 2003-06
  Texas Institute for Surgery at
  Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
  Surgery Center Southwest
• ADVISORY BOARD – 2008-15
  Perot Museum of Nature & Science
• ADVISORY BOARD – 2003-15
  Fort Worth Opera
• BOARD OF DIRECTORS – 2000-02
  Fort Worth Opera

Board Certification

• American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American Board of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery

Medical Licensure

• Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
• Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (inactive)

Professional Societies

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Dallas Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Academy of Otolaryngology
• The Double Boarded Society
• Texas Medical Association
• Dallas County Medical Society
• Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
• Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society

Hospital Privileges

• Texas Institute for Surgery
• Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
• Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano

Honors and Activities

Private Practice – Honors

• Featured in 2008 book entitled:
  Plastic Surgery: The World’s Top Surgeons & Clinics
• Featured in 2006 book entitled:
  Medicine Men: Heartwarming Tales of Texas Docs
• Texas Monthly: Texas Super Doctors (2004-06)
• D Magazine: Best Doctors in Dallas (2005-15)

Residency – Honors

• Dallas Academy of Otolaryngology
  Resident Research Award
  First Place, May 1994

Residency – Activities

• Preceptorship, Calvin Johnson, M.D.
  Facial Plastic Surgeon
  New Orleans, LA, April-May 1994

Medical School – Honors

• Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
• Basic Science Honors (awarded to top 13 students)
• Outstanding Performance in Clinical Neurology Award

Medical School – Activities

• President–Baylor Chapter of Texas Medical Association
• Teaching Assistant–Anatomy

Undergraduate – Honors

• Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
• Omnicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society
• Mortarboard National Honor Society
• Gamma Beta Phi National Honor Society

Undergraduate – Activities

• Student Body Treasurer
• Student Government–Representative
• Student Foundation–Financial Affairs Committee
• Kappa Omega Tau Social-Service Fraternity
• Denton Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Program
• Texas Heart Institute, Summer 1983
• M. D. Anderson Program in Biomedical Sciences
• M. D. Anderson Hospital, Summer 1980

High School – Honors

• Valedictorian

High School – Activities

• Student Body President

Clinical Presentations & Lectures

• Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery
  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • Rhytidectomy (Facelift)
    Resident Teaching Conference, May 1992
  • Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery)
    Resident Teaching Conference, June 1991

Clinical Presentations & Lectures

• Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  Baylor College of Medicine
• Mini-abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)
  Grand Rounds, January 1996
• Rhytidectomy (Facelift) & Browlift
  Resident Teaching Conference, August 1994
• Otoplasty (Ear Re-shaping)
  Grand Rounds, August 1994
• Emergency Management of Hand Injuries
  Resident Teaching Conference, September 1995
• Emergency Management of Maxillofacial Injuries
  Resident Teaching Conference, October 1995
• Frontal Sinus, Naso-orbital Ethmoid, and Zygomatic Complex Fractures
  Resident Teaching Conference, September 1995
• Frontal Sinus Fractures
  Resident Teaching Conference, May 1995
• Autografts & Allografts
  Resident Teaching Conference, August 1995
• Marjolin’s Ulcer
  Grand Rounds, July 1995
• Malignant Skin Tumors
  Resident Teaching Conference, June 1995
• Trapezius Flap
  Grand Rounds, April, 1995
• Gastrocnemius Flap
  Grand Rounds, February 1995
• Poland’s Syndrome
  Grand Rounds, December 1994
• Congenital Hand Deformities: Syndactyly & Polydactyly
  Resident Teaching Conference, December 1994
• Radiation & Cold Injuries
  Resident Teaching Conference, November 1994

Research

Frontalis Musculoperiosteal Flap for Correction of the Superior Sulcus Deformity.
Sponsor: James R. Patrinely, M.D.
Department of Ophthalmology, Division of Oculoplastics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Presented:

• Plastic Surgery Senior Resident Conference
  Dallas, Texas, April 1996

Effect of Topical Hyaluronic Acid on Experimental Cholesteatoma.
Sponsor: Gary Wright, Ph.D.
Department of Otolaryngology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Presented:

• Dallas Academy of Otolaryngology, May 1994
• Dallas, Texas, April 1996

Awarded:

• First Place, May 1994

Published:

• American Journal of Otolaryngology, Vol.16, pp 312-319, 1995

Gentamicin Ototoxicity in Basilar Papilla of Embryonic Chicks.
Sponsor: Cesar Fermin, Ph.D.
Department of Otolaryngology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, January-March 1987

Lethal Effects of Bleomycin, Cisplatin, and Hyperthermia on Anguidine- Pre-treated Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells in Vitro.
Sponsor: Bart Barlogie, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Developmental Therapeutics
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Houston, Texas

Presented:

• Summer Program in Biomedical Sciences
  M. D. Anderson Hospital, August 1980