– Master of Science in Public Health, University of Kentucky – Lexington, KY

– M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine – Detroit, MI

– B.S. in Zoology, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI

– Lakeview High School – Lakeview, MI

Professional Experience:

Owner                              Integrative Cardiovascular Health and Wellness – Petoskey, MI         2016 to Present

Clinical Professor of Surgery                        Wayne State University                                          2001 to Present

Fellow                             Fellowship at Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine – Tucson, AZ    2015 to 2017

Surgery Faculty                                            Wayne State University                                          2001 to  2016

Professor of Surgery                                    Wayne State University                                          1999 to 2001

Medical Director                           Vascular Surgery Laboratory, Harper Hospital                       1993 to 2001

Associate Professor of Surgery           Wayne State University School of Medicine                   1993 to 1999

Distinguished Fellow                                   Society of Vascular Surgery                                    1999 to 1999

Chief of Surgery                                  Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center                     1990 to 1993

Director Surgical ICU                          Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center                     1989 to 1993

Associate Professor of Surgery                     University of Kentucky                                          1988 to 1993

Program Director University              Kentucky General Vascular Surgery Program                   1989 to 1993

Chief of Vascular Surgery                              University of Kentucky                                           1988 to 1993

Co-Director Vascular Laboratory               University of Kentucky Medical Center                      1988 to 1993

Acting Chief of Surgery                           Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center                  1989 to 1990

Assistant Chief of Surgery                       Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center                  1988 to 1989

Assistant Professor of Surgery                          University of Washington                                    1985 to 1988

Assistant Chief, Peripheral Vascular Section   Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center   1984 to 1988

Acting Assistant Professor of Surgery               University of Washington                                      1984 to 1985

Instructor in Surgery                                          University of Michigan                                           1983 to 1984

Academic Trainee and Leibig Fellow     Peripheral Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan        1982 to 1984

Post-Doctoral Surgical Scholar                          University of Michigan                                          1982 to 1983

Categorical General Surgical Residency           University of Michigan                                           1976 to 1982
Surgical Research Assistant                              University of Michigan                                           1979 to 1980

Surgical Critical Care

American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine

ABPS Board of Integrative Medicine