
Education
- Northeastern University College of Pharmacy, Boston, Mass.
B.S. R.Ph. High Honor 1981
Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society - Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
M.D. 1985
Honors in Anatomy, Pharmacology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Surgery and Adolescent Medicine. - Cabrini Medical Center Hospital N.Y. N.Y.
General Surgery Internship 1986 - Albany Medical Center Hospital Albany, N.Y.
OB/GYN Resident 1988 Chief Administrative Resident 1989
Professional/Academic Appointments
- Private Practice, Present Alliance for Women's Health Inc., OB/GYN Physicians Inc., Lima, Ohio
- Director, Midwest Regional Center for Chronic Pelvic Pain and Bladder Control.
(Diagnostic and Treatment Center for Female pelvic pain, Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Relaxation),
Lima, Ohio. - Director, Regional Center for Chronic Pelvic Pain and Female Pelvic Medicine. University of Toledo School of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio
- Clinical Associate Professor of OB/GYN, University of Toledo, School of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio
- Visiting Professor of OB/GYN, Peking University 3rd Hospital, Beijing, China
- Adjunct Professor, Pharmacy Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy Ada, Ohio Preceptor-Instructor,
- Advanced Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy Preceptor Network Ethicon Endosurgery, Cinn. Ohio
- Preceptor-Instructor,Ethicon Women's Health Division. TVT Urinary-Continence Surgery.
- Personal Experience in more than 500 cases of TVT and TVT-O surgeries. Prolift, Female Pelvic Floor Repair Procedure.
Board Certifications
- National Board of Medical Examiner, 1986
- American Board of OB/GYN 1992, Current
- Accreditation Council of Gynecological Endoscopy (ACGE) Certified in Advanced Laparoscopy & Hysteroscopy 1996 (Cert. #83)
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) Certified in Advanced Obstetrics & Gynecologic Ultrasound, November 2000; Recertified 2003 to present
Professional Memberships
- The Chairman of the Board, The Global Society of Endometriosis, Pelvic-Pain Surgeons (GSEPS)
- Fellow, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.
- Certified Member, Accreditation Council of Gynecologic Endoscopy.(ACGE)
- Board Member, International Society of Gynecology Endoscopy,(ISGE).
- President 2012, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS).
- President 2011, The International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS).
- Member, American Urogynecologic Society.
- Member, Facuty Member American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists. (AAGL)
- Member, American Medical Association.
- Member, Ohio State Medical Association.
- Member, Endometriosis Association.
- Member, Interstitial Cystitis Association.
- Member, National Association For Continence.
- Member, American Society of Colposcopists.
- Member, American Society of Reproductive Medicine.
- Member, American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine.
- Former Chairman, Board of Directors of Lima Area Health Education Council.
- Member, Surgery Quality Review Committee, Member, Credential Committee and By-law.
- Member, Medical Staff Executive Committee, Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Ohio.
- Department Chair of Surgery, Lima Memorial Health System.
- Member, Honorable Member of The Colombian OB/GYN Society of South America.
Links to Professional Organization and Articles
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
- International Pelvic Pain Society
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Robotic Surgery
- Physicians's Weekly Pelvic Pain Article
Scientific Meetings Faculty Member
- International Laparoendscopy and Urogynecology Conference, May 2002 and May 2004, Capital University, Beijing, China Organizing Committee Chairman,
- Organization Committee Chairman, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS). Asian American Laparoendoscopic Conference, Hawaii, Feb, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010,2012 Faculty Member; Endo Expo Annual Scientific Meetings,
- Faculty Member, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS). 2001 - 2012
- Faculty Membery, American Association of Gynecologist Laparoscopists (AAGL). 2001 - 2011
- Faculty Member, International Society of Gynecology Endoscopy (ISGE). 2004 - 2011
- International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS). 2005 - 2011
- Chairman of the Board,The Global Society of Endometriosis and Pelvic-Pain Surgeons (GSEPS) Program Chair, Global Conference for Endometriosis, Chronic Pelvic Pain, and Female Pelvic Medicine 2008, Shanghai, China 2009, 2010, Beijing, China, 2011 Macau, China.
- Faculty Member, Colombia, South America OB/GYN Society 2011.
- Faculty Member, Singapore OB/GYN Society 2011.
License
- Registered Pharmacist R.Ph. Massachusetts
- Physician/Surgeon N.Y., Illinois, Ohio



