Certifications & Professional Recognition

~American Board of Plastic Surgery 2003-Current

~American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1994-Current

~American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1995 -Current

~American Board of Cosmetic Surgery 2004 Current

Academic Background

Undergraduate:

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Degree Bachelor of Science

Honors: University of Utah Class of 1985 Benedictorian
Summa Cum Laude (highest honors)
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Eta Sigma

Medical:

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
1984-1988
Degree: Medical Doctor

Honors: Alpha Omega Alpha (highest honor given to
medical students)
Elected to Promotions Committee
Elected as Class Representative
National Board Scores:
Part I: 660 (95%)
Part II: 725 (99%)
Part III: 725 (99%)
Given letters of commendation from the departments of Surgery, Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry

Residency:

Internship: General Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas, 1988-1989

Residency: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas 1989-1993

Fellowship: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto California, 1993-1994
Residency: Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, 1999-2001

Honors and Awards during Residency
~Highest score in the United States, Federal Liscensure Exam Part I, 1989
~National Board of Medical Examiners 99th percentile 1989
~Second Place National Student Research Forum, Intern/Resident Division 1991
~Annual Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Inservice Examination Scores 99% all four years (highest scores in the U.S.)
~First Place University of Texas Medical Branch Resident Research Award 1991
~Second Place Texas Otolaryngology Section 1992 for paper on functional endoscopic sinus surgery
~First place Southern Medical Association Otolaryngology Section 1992 for paper on intetelligibility of tracheoesophageal speech


Honors and Awards During Fellowships
~1994 Recipient of Jack Anderson Award for Scholastic Excellence, given by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. (Given to the most outstanding fellow in Facial Plastic Surgery training in the United States)
~Annual Plastic Surgery Inservice Exam 99th percentile both years
~Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference: Best Aesthetic Paper Award, 2001

Societies, Memberships, and Affiliations

~American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Alternate to the Board of Governors 1992-1993
~American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Committee on Residents and Fellows 1991-1994
~American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Legislative Alternate 1991-1994
~President Elect Texas Medical Association-Resident Physician Section 1991-1992
~President Texas Medical Association-Resident Physician Section 1992-1993
~Vice President University of Texas Medical Branch House Staff 1992-1993
~Texas Council of Medical Education 1991-1993
~University of Texas Medical Branch General Medical Education Council 1992-1993
~University of Texas Medical Branch Policy and Procedures Committee 1992-1993
~Elected to the Board of Examiners for the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery 2006-current
~Elected secretary of the Rocky Mountain Plastic Surgery Society (Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and New Mexico)


~Diplomat Federal Licensure Examination 1989
~Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners 1990
~Texas Medical License 1993-Inactive
~California Medical License 1993-Present
~Utah Medical License 1994-Present
~Minnesota Medical License 1999-Present
~Nevada Medical License 2001-Present