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Currriculum Vitae
Education:
- University of Illinois: Graduated with honors 1981
Honorary Societies: Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Delta, and Phi Kappa Phi, Disabled Veterans of Foreign Wars academic scholarship - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine: Graduated with honors 1985, Class President 1984/1985, Mosby Outstanding 2nd Year Student Award, Illinois General Assembly 3 year academic scholarship
- University of Missouri-Columbia Residency Programs: General Surgery 1985-1990 Chief Resident 1990
- Outstanding Medical Student Educator 1988
- Plastic Surgery Fellowship 1990-1992
Certification:
- American Board of Surgery (General) 1992
- American Board of Plastic Surgery 1994
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- American Assoc. for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical facilities
- Certificate in Advanced Education in Cosmetic Surgery
Staff Appointments:
- The Center for Outpatient Medicine
- The Center for Cosmetic and Laser Surgery
- St. Joseph Medical Center
- Bloomington/Normal Healthcare Surgery Center
- Peoria Day Surgery Center
- Eastland Medical Plaza Surgicenter
- Bromenn Regional Medical Center
Faculty/Research:
- Platinum Practice Designation by Allergan
- National Educational Faculty BOTOX® Cosmetic
- Inamed Adjuvant Silicone Breast Reconstruction Study
- Allergan Saline and Silicone Breast Implant Study
- JUVÉDERM® Experience Trial
Professional Societies/Board Membership:
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
- American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Illinois State Medical Society
- McLean Area Medical Association Past President
- Past President, Wesley United Methodist Church Men's Group
- Susan G. Komen Board Member
Specialty Procedures
Facial Rejuvenation
- Injections: BOTOX® Cosmetic, Juvederm®, Restylane®, and Collagen®
- Face Lift including Short Scar MACS Lift, Brow Lift, Eyelid Lift, including no-stitch ransconjunctival, Earlobe Reduction, Repair, and Piercing, Rhinoplasty combined with ENT for Sinus and airway improvement
- Face - Transconjunctival
- Excision of moles and skin tags
- Obagi® Nuderm® and Crx® skin care systems, including Obagi Blue Peels
- CO2 laser resurfacing for fine lines, wrinkles, age spots
Body Contouring
- Breast Augmentation, Lift and Reduction, including gynecomastia treatment for males
- Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy, including nipple reconstruction and tattooing
- Tummy Tuck alone and in combination with: Gynecology for Hysterectomy, Urology for urinary incontinence, General Surgery for large abdominal, inguinal, and femoral hernias, Lateral Thigh and Buttock Lift, Medial Thigh Lift, Arm Reduction/Lift and Trunk Lift
- Liposuction of face, neck, arms, trunk, breasts (male), hips, flanks, buttocks, inner and outer thighs and legs
Laser Treatments
- Diode Laser Hair Removal: face, unibrow, ears, lip, neck, chest, nipples, back, armpit, arms, abdomen, bikini partial/complete, legs, fingers, and toes
- CO2 laser treatment of moles, warts, age spots, non- and pre-cancerous lesions, resurfacing of scars and wrinkles
- Versipulse vascular laser treatment of facial spider veins and angiomas of the face and trunk, Treatment of port wine birthmarks
- Laser TX Versipulse vascular laser treatment of bruising following facial injections and surgery
- Sclerotherapy for treatment of spider veins of the legs
