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My Biography

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois and attended Northwestern University where I graduated with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. I received my Medical Degree from the University of Illinois where I was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. I completed my first year of residency in General Surgery at the University of Illinois Metropolitan Group Hospitals. I then moved to Los Angeles to complete my General Surgery training at the University of California at Los Angeles. My residency in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery was also completed at UCLA, where I was awarded the Chief Resident Teaching Award.

After completing my residency, my wife and I moved to Detroit, Michigan for my wife's medical training. While in Michigan, I was a Senior Staff Physician at Henry Ford Hospital, a University of Michigan Affiliate Hospital. I was actively involved in the hospital's residency teaching program and was awarded the Resident Teaching Award.

We moved back to California based on my wife's glorious memories of her undergraduate years at Stanford University. I joined The Permanente Medical Group in 1993. I've enjoyed being involved with the Stanford Residency Program and have been on the Stanford Clinical Faculty since 1992.

I have authored or co-authored a number of scientific journal articles in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery.

My Credentials

Medical school	University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Internship	University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, Chicago, IL
Residency	Los Angeles County-Harbor-UC Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Residency	UC Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Board certification	Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology

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