Vanderbilt University (BA, 1981)
Emory University (MD, 1986)
Barnes Hospital, St. Louis (Intern and J.A.R., 1986-8)
Surgery Branch, N.H.L.B.I., N.I.H., Bethesda (1988-90)
Medical Univerisity of South Carolina (Resident, 1990-3)
University of North Carolina (Thoracic Surgery, 1993-6)
Royal Brompton Hospital, London (Fellow, 1996-7)
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
(Assistant Professor of Surgery, 1997-2001)
Valley Health, Winchester, Virgina (2001-2012)
(Division Chair, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2004-2010)
Trident Health (HCA), Charleston, South Carolina (2012-2018)
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston (Clinical Professor, 2017-2018)
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
(Medical Director, Cardiovascular Research, 2018-22;
Department Chair, Cardiovascular Surgery, 2018-22;
Chief of Cardiovascular Quality, 2024-present)
Texas A&M University College of Medicine
(Professor of Surgery [Affiliated], 2018- present)