EDUCATION
College- Cornell University, College of Engineering, Utica, NewYork, 1974-1978, B.S., Chemical Engineering
- The New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA, 1979-1981
Medical School-State University of New York at Stony Brook,1981-1985
Internship
Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY,
Department of Medicine Internal Medicine, 1985-1986
ResidencyMedical College of Wisconsin, The Eye Institute, 1986-1989
FellowshipMedical College of Wisconsin, The Eye Institute, 1989-1990
BOARD CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
NBME Diplomate 1986
State of WI Medicine & Surgery, 1986-Present
OKAP 97th Percentile 1989
Diplomate American Board of Ophthalmology -1990
State of New York Medicine & Surgery, 1991
TEACHING POSITIONS
· Medical College of Wisconsin, The Eye Institute,
Instructor- Department of Ophthalmology, 1989-1990
· Veterans Administration Medical Center, Consultant in Ophthalmology - Attending Surgeon, 1989-1990
· Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Attending Surgeon,1989-1990
· Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Attending Surgeon, Department of Ophthalmology, 1990-1992
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Milwaukee Ophthalmological Society
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, (ARVO)
Milwaukee County Medical Society 1988-1990
Monroe County Medical Society
PRESENTATIONS
· Glaucoma Survey, Current Practice Management, 1988
· Combined Phacoemulsification and Trabeculectomy:
Results of a Retrospective, Review 1989
· ARVO: Ab Interno Sclerostomy with a High Powered Argon Laser 1990
· Rochester Academy of Medicine: Ab Interno Sclerostomy, 1991
HONORS AND AWARDS
· New York State Regents Scholarship, 1974-1978
· Captain, Cornell University Tennis Team, 1977
· New York State Regents Optometry Scholarship, 1979
· Klein Award - First in Optometry Class, 1980
· National Dean's List, 1980
· Bausch and Lomb Scholarship, 1980
· Award of Outstanding Achievement in Pharmacology, 1983
· Alpha Omega Alpha, 1985
· Jack Copeland Award for Outstanding Presentation at Resident Alumni Meeting, 1988
· Chief Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1989
LANGUAGE
Fluent in Spanish