| Place Of Birth: |
Bronx, New York |
| Education |
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| Undergraduate: |
College of the Arts and Sciences,
Cornell University -
Ithaca, New York (B.A. 1977) |
| Medical School: |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Yeshiva University - Bronx, New York (M.D. - 1982) |
| Post Doctoral Training: |
- Resident in Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York
(1982-1987)
- Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery - SUNY Downstate Medical Center,
Brooklyn, New York
(1987-1989)
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| Licensure & Board Certification: |
- 1982, National Board of Medical Examiners
- 1988, 2000 American Board of Surgery
- 1991, 2000 American Board of Thoracic Surgery
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| Academic & Administrative Appointments: |
- Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Cardiothoracic ICU
SUNY - Downstate Medical Center,
Brooklyn, New York (1990-1998)
- Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery,
SUNYDownstate Medical Center,
Brooklyn, New York (1998 - Present)
- Director, Thoracic Surgical Service Kings County Hospital Center
Brooklyn, New York (1990-Present)
- Interim Director
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York (
1996-1999, 2001-2002)
- Associate Director, Cardiothoracic Residency Program -
SUNY Downstate Medical Center,
Brooklyn, New York (
1998-Present)
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| Hospital Appointments: |
- Attending Surgeon, Division Cardiothoracic Surgery
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York (1990-Present)
- Consultant, Department of Surgery
Brooklyn Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York (1990-1998)
- Attending Surgeon, Division of Thoracic Surgery,
Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brooklyn, New York (1993-Present)
- Director, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brooklyn, New York (1997-1998)
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Memberships,
Offices & Committee Appointments: |
- American College of Surgeons
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- American College of Cardiology
- American College of Cardiology, Fellow
- General Thoracic Surgical Club of New York
- New York Society for Thoracic Surgery
2002-2004 Membership committee
2004-2006 Nominating committee
2006 - Vice-President
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| Editorial Review |
Chest
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Awards & Honors: |
- Cornell Reagents Scholarship, 1974-1978
- Deans List-Cornell University, 1974-76
- Alley-Sheridan Scholarship-Harvard University, JFK School of Government, 2000
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