Hampden-Sydney College (B.S. 1968) (DSC [Honorary] - 2005)
University of Virginia School of Medicine (M.D. 1974)
Duke University Medical Center (PGY 1-2, 1974-1976)
Duke University Medical Center (CV Research Fellow, 1976-1978)
Duke University Medical Center (Senior Resident, 1978-1982)
Duke University Medical Center (Chief Resident, 1982-1983)
Duke University Medical Center (Cardiothoracic Teaching Scholar, 1983-1984)
East Carolina University (Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1984-2009
East Carolina University (Chairman, Department of Surgery, 1996-2003)
ECU - Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences (CV Diseases) 2003-2015
Fellow - Royal College of Surgeons of England
Hunterian Professorship - RCS England
Founding Director - East Carolina Heart Institute
Emeritus, Chairman - Department of Surgery ECU - Present
Emeritus Professor - Department of Cardiovascular Sciences - ECU
Past President of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Past President of the Heart Valve Society
Past President of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery