Hand Specialist

Medical School
Johns Hopkins University, 1971

Plastic Surgery Residency
Johns Hopkins University

Fellowships

• Maxillo-facial Surgery, Maryland Institute of Emergency Medicine
• Hand and Microsurgery, Raymond Curtis Hand Center

Board Certification

• American Board of Surgery, 1976
• American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1980
• Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand, 1990

Professional/Academic Appointments

• Associate Clinical Professor, Plastic Surgery, University of Utah
• Past President, Utah State Plastic Surgery Society

Expertise

• Reduction of Fractures
• Repair of Tendons
• Repair and Release of Nerves
• Surgical Treatment of Arthritis
• Correction of Congenital Anomalies
• Treatment of Benign and Malignant Tumors
• Flap Reconstruction
• Replantation
• Free Tissue Transfer
• Plastic Surgery of the Chest and Abdomen
• Cosmetic Surgery

Professional Memberships

• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand
• American Association of Hand Surgeons
• Utah State Plastic Surgery Society
• Utah Medical Association
• Summit County Medical Society
• Rocky Mountain Plastic Surgery Society
• Plastic Surgery Research Council

Research Interests

• Mechanisms of Injury and Treatment of Frostbite
• Treatment of Animal Bites
• Resurfacing Techniques in the Hand and Arm