Credentials:

Medical Education:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983

Internship/Residency:
University of Wisconsin, General Surgery
University of Pennsylvania, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery (Recertified)
American Board of Thoracic Surgery

State Licensures:
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania

Other:
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Luke's Medical Center
Associate Clinical Professor, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Member Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member Ravdin - Rhoads Surgical Society Wisconsin Surgical Society Research Publications and Presentations: 52 studies

Special Interests:
Surgical management of atrial fibrillation
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Fast track recovery after open heart surgery
Mitral valve repair
Heart transplantation