Birthplace:
Utica, New York

Credentials:

Medical Education:
St. Louis University School of Medicine, 1963 University of Iowa, M.S., 1970

Internship/Residency:
University of Iowa, General Surgery University of Iowa, Thoracic-Cardiovascular Surgery

Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery

State Licensures:
Wisconsin

Other:
Director of Transplant Program, St. Luke's Medical Center Medical Director of Perfusion Program, Milwaukee School of Engineering Principal Investigator, ThermoCardiosystem's Heartmate Principal Investigator, CardioWest Total Artificial Heart Fellow, American College of Cardiology Fellow, American College of Surgeons International Society for Heart Transplantation, Member International Society for Heart, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation, Member American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Member Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member Preceptor, Physician Assistant Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Research Publications and Presentations: 55 studies

Special Interests:
Coronary bypass grafting with use of internal thoracic arteries
Blood salvaging techniques which reduce need for banked blood
Thoracic organ transplantation Cardiac assist devices