Education and Training 2002-2005 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas General Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Pediatric Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1997-2002 Surgical Residency, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California (Ca #A063639, DEA BD5644441) 1996-1997 Surgical Internship, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California 1992-1996 Ross University School of Medicine, New Jersey (Dominica Campus) (M.D. Degree, 6/96) 1991 University of Oxford, New College, Oxford, United Kingdom. (Medical Ethics and Medical Anthropology) 1990-1992 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Biomedical Sciences) 1988-1990 University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California. (Biomedical Sciences) 1985-1988 California State University, Long Beach, California. (Bachelor of Science, Physiology/Zoology and minor in chemistry) Honors and Awards 2006 Chairman, Membership Committee, American Professional Wound Care Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2005 International Health Professional of the Year, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England 2005 Jaime R. Garza Distinguished Resident Award, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 2004-2005 Executive Chief Resident, The University of Texas, San Antonio, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Antonio, Texas 2003 Nominated for Cronin Award, 2003 Annual Scientific Meeting, Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, San Antonio, Texas 2003 First place, J Bradley Aust Surgical Society, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas 2002 Third place, Kern Medical Center Research Forum, California 2001-2002 Resident of the Year, Kern Medical Center, California 2001-2002 Resident Achievement Award, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Kern Medical Center, California 2001-2002 President, Resident’s Association, Kern Medical Center, California 2001-2002 Chairman, Chief Resident Council, Kern Medical Center, California 1999-2000 Best Resident Teacher, Kern Medical Center, California 1999 California Medical Association Scholarship Award 1998-1999 Distinguished Resident/Best Overall Resident, Kern Medical Center, California 1998-1999 Best Resident Teacher, Kern Medical Center, California 1992-1996 Dean's List, Basic Sciences Curriculum, Ross University, New York, New York 1993-1994 Teaching Assistant (Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Histology), Ross University, New York, New York Summer 1992 AIDS Foundation Summer Intern Scholarship/Award at the Children's Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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