“I have been fascinated by the cardiovascular system since I began my medical training in 1985. The rewards of caring for the cardiac patients have been immense. I have had the privilege (up until 2017) to be an interventional cardiologist, using those skills to stop heart attacks in their tracks by opening a clogged artery with balloons and stents. But it is the teaching opportunities—both with hospitalized patients and those in the office—that I have found over the years give me the greatest career satisfaction. I enjoy helping patients learn about heart disease—how it starts, how it progresses, and what a person can do to gain control over that process.”
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Medical School
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
1985 – 1989
Internship/Residency in Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Department of Internal Medicine
New York, NY
1989 – 1992
Fellowship in Heart Failure
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Division of Circulatory Physiology
New York, NY
1992 – 1993
Fellowship in General and Interventional Cardiology
Georgetown University Medical Center
Department of Medicine
Washington, DC
1993 – 1996
Board Certifications
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine, 1992-2002
- Board Certified in Cardiology, 1995 to present
- Board Certified in Interventional Cardiology, 2000-2010
Professional Affiliations
- Fellow, American College of Cardiology
- Member, Chest Pain Society
- Arizona Medical Association
Honors/Awards
Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University, 1984
Medical Interests
General Cardiology
Heart Failure
Coronary Artery Disease
Preventive Cardiology
Patient Education
Hospital Processes
Personal Interests
Reading
Music
Tennis
Skiing
