University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.A. 1976)
George Washington School of Medicine (M.D. 1980)
New York University-Bellevue General Surgery Residency (1980-1985)
M.D. Anderson General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship (1985-1986)
New York University-Bellevue Cardiothoracic Residency (1986-1988)
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery 1986
Diplomate, American Board of Thoracic Surgery 1989 (Recertification 2009)
Professor, Department of Surgery, George Washington University (1999-2004)
Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Cornell Medical College (2004-2009)
Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Saad Specialist Hospital, KSA (2010-2013)
Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Catholic Health Service Network of Buffalo/Mercy Hospital (2014-2017)
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery Central Florida Heart and Vascular Institute/Osceola Regional Medical Center (2017-2019)
Professor, Division of CT Surgery and Transplantation 2019-current)