Education & Training:

B.S., Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 1974
M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1978
Internship, Michigan State Affiliated Hospitals, Grand Rapids, MI, 1978–1979
Residency, Michigan State Affiliated Hospitals, Grand Rapids, MI, 1979–1981
Chief Residency, Michigan State Affiliated Hospitals, Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, 1981–1982
Fellowship, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR, 1982–1984

Honors & Awards:

Merck Scholastic Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Resident Teacher of the Year, 1980
Chief Administrative Resident, 1981
Co-winner, Outstanding Fellow Research Project, American Gastroenterological Association, 1985
Instructor OHSU “Course of the Year”, Gastrointestinal Physiology, 1991–1992
Portland Monthly Magazine “Top Doctors” 2006

Other Activities:

Foundation of America, 1987–1989 & 2003–2004
Present Director of Research, The Oregon Clinic West Hills Gastroenterology, 1989-Present
Chairman, Credentials Committee Providence St Vincent Medical Center 1990-Present
Member, Health and Safety Committee, Oregon Medical Association, 1995-2004
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1998–2000
Medical Liaison, Portland Irritable Bowel Support Group, 1999–2005
President, West Hills Gastroenterology, The Oregon Clinic, 2007
Board Member, The Oregon Clinic, 2008-Present
Chairman, Portland/Vancouver Medical Advisory Committee of the Crohn’s and Colitis
Clinical Instructor, St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center Medical Residency Program

Memberships & Medical Affiliations:

Oregon Medical Association
American Gastroenterological Association
National Foundation of Ileitis and Colitis
Multnomah County Medical Society
American Liver Foundation
International Functional Brain-Gut Research Group
Legacy Health Systems Institutional Review Board (research), 2001–2006
Health and Safety Committee, Oregon Medical Association, 1995–2004