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Background
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| Education |
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Stanford University 1973 -1975
Stanford, CA
Bachelor of Science (Physics)
University of California 1971 - 1973
Berkeley, CA (Mathematics)
Junipero Serra High School 1967 - 1971
Gardena, CA
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| Medical Education |
Harvard Medical School 1975 - 1979
Boston, MA
Doctor of Medicine |
| Residencies |
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University of Pittsburgh Medical School 1985 - 1988
Pittsburgh, PA
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Henry T. Bahnson, MD, FACS
Professor and Chairman
University of Texas Medical School 1981 - 1985
Houston, TX
General Surgery
Stanleya Dudrick, MD
Professor and Chairman
University of Texas Medical School 1985
Houston, TX
Trauma Chief Resident
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 1979 - 1981
Beverly Hills, CA
General Surgery
Leon Morganstern, MD, FACS
Professor and Chairman
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| Fellowships |
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Royal Brompton National 1991 - 1992
Heart & Lung Hospital
London, England
Senior Cardiac Surgery Registrar
Sir Magdi Yacob, FRCS
Professor
University of Texas Medical School 1985 - 1986
Ingleheim-Boerhringer Research Fellow
Texas Heart Institute
Houston, TX
Cardiac Transplant Research
Denton Cooley, MD, FACS
Professor and Chairman
University of Texas Medical School 1983 - 1984
Senior Research Fellow
Division of Immunology and Organ Transplantation
Houston, TX
Transplantation Immune Suppression Research
Barry D. Kahan, MD, FACS
Professor
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| Licensure |
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California Physician & Surgeons 1980
License (#G43151)
National Board of Medical Examiners 1980
Federal Licensure Examination 1983
Texas Physician & Surgeons 1983
License (#G4047)
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| Board Certifications |
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Certified by the American Board of Surgery 1990
(#35232)
Re-certified 1999
Certified by the American Board of 1994
Cardiothoracic Surgery
(#5560)
Re-certified 2003
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| Certifications |
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Advanced Cardiac Life support 2006
Advanced Trauma Life Support 2005
Qualified Medical Evaluator 2003
(#950209)
Advanced Trauma Life Support 1999
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| Academic Appointments |
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Associate Professor of Surgery 2006
Western University of Health Sciences
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery 2003
UCR/UCLA Biomedical Sciences Division
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery 2005
UCLA Medical School
Clinical Instructor Surgery 1984
University of Texas Medical Center
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| Affiliations |
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San Bernardino County Medical Society 2006-present
Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons 2004-present
Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2004
California Society of Industrial Medicine 2003
and Surgery
Consultant- African American Health Institute 2006-present
of San Bernardino , Ca.
Harvard Medical School Dean's Council 2000-2005
Harvard Radcliffe Club of Southern California 2002-present
Board of Directors, Orange County V.P.
National Medical Association Chapter
President ( Riverside/ San Bernardino , Ca). 2-2007
Vines Medical Foundation Board of Directors 2001
Environmental Protection Advisory Committe 1997-2000
Moreno Valley
California Thoracic Society 1999
National Medical Association 1994
Diplomate of the American College of Surgeons 1994
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| Hospital Appointments |
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St. Bernardine's Medical Center 2001
San Bernardino, CA
Parkview Community Hospital 1997
Riverside, CA
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center 1994
Apple Valley, Ca.
Victor Valley Community Hospital 1994
Victorville, CA
Riverside Community Hospital 1993
Riverside, Ca.
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| Academic Honors and Awards |
Victor Valley African American Chamber of Commerce 2006
Presidents Award
Harvard Medical School Benjamin Waterhouse Fellow 2004
Juniperoo Serra High School Alumnus of the Year 2003
National Medical Fellowship 1979
Harvard University Scholarship 1979
Stanford Physics Scholarship 1973-1975
Mathematics Honor Student 1971-1973
University of California, Berkeley
California State Scholarship 1971
Recipient
Honor Student 1967-1971
National Honor Society
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| Authored and Funded Grants |
| California Medical Association Grant "Health Care Disparities: Finding Solutions." 2004 |
| Featured Speaker Presentations |
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1. Western University Health Sciences, Health Policy Fellowship Seminar Series -- Vulnerable Populations. "Premature - The Ultimate Penalty for Health Care Disparities." Pomona, California, 2007.
2. National Medical Association 7th annual Symposium. Community Initiatives to Remedy Health Care Disparities. Riverside, California, 2006.
3. California Medical Association Foundation 2005 Sumitt: " Accessing the Legislature and Media for Change." San Francisco, CA, November 2005.
4. National Medical Association Fall Symposium "Health Care Disparities: Finding Solutions." La Sierra University, October, 2005.
5. African American Health Initiative Forum "Health Care Disparities - A Surgical Perspective" May 2005.
6. California Medical Association Foundation Ethnic Minority Physician Organization Section Annual meeting: "Accessing the Legislature and Media for Community Change" November, 2005.
7. National Medical Association, Region VI Conference " Health and Health Care Disparities in Underserved Communites." Palm Springs, CA, May 2003.
8. National Medical Association Annual Symposium " Access Denied II: A Path to Higher Education for Underrepresented
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