| EDUCATION |
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1979 |
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University of California-Los Angeles |
| BS Psychobiology |
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1983 |
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University Of California-Los Angeles |
| M.D. |
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| RESIDENCIES |
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1989 - 1991 |
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UT Southwestern |
| Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery |
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1983 - 1989 |
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UT Southwestern |
| General Surgery |
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| FELLOWSHIPS |
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1994 - 1995 |
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation Clinical Associate in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery |
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| HONORS AND AWARDS |
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1998 |
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Alan K. Pierce Research Award |
| Metabolic Interventions for Preserving the Transplanted Lung (American Lung Association of Texas) |
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1989 |
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Parkland Surgical Society Clinical Research Award |
| Parkland Hospital |
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1989 |
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Teaching Award |
| UTSouthwestern |
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1994 |
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NASA Group Achievement Award |
| Spacelab Life Sciences-2 Payload Project Team |
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| BOARD CERTIFICATIONS |
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| American Board of Thoracic Surgery (#5252) |
| American Board of Surgery (#35014) |
| American Board of Surgery Certification of Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care (#988) |
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| PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / AFFILIATIONS |
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| American Association of Thoracic Surgery |
| American College of Surgeons |
| American Heart Association |
| Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
| American Lung Association of Texas |
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