Education:

Pre Med: BYU Honors Student, Presidential Scholar
M.D., University of Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, 1993
Sub-internship Plastic Surgery: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Sub-internship Plastic Surgery: Michigan State

Post Doctoral Training:

Internship: U.S.C. Medical Center/Huntington Memorial Hospital Branch
Residency: U.S.C. Medical Center/Huntington Memorial Hospital
Plastic Surgery and Burn Plastic Surgery at U.C.L.A./Grossman Burn Center
Fellowship: University of Missouri, Kansas City Plastic Surgery.

Research /Teaching/Publications:

Coauthor with Gordon Sasaki (Renown Los Angles Plastic Surgeon).
1998 "Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery" USC/UCLA (text book for plastic surgeons)
"Laser Plastic Surgery, Resurfacing and Cutting" USC
"Subpectoral vs Subglandular Breast Augmentation" Risks & Benefits UMKC
"Nipple/Areolar Reconstruction" A New Method UMKC
Minimally invasive surgery USC
"Dog Bites, Infections & the best modes of treatment." USC

Licensure and Board Certification:

*Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Specialty in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery
Licensed by the state of Utah and California

Hospital Appointments:

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center
Timpanogos Hospital
Orem Community, American Fork Hospital
St. Marks Hospital, Cottonwood Hospital

Memberships, Offices and Committee Appointments
(past and/or present):

American Medical Association (AMA)
California Medical Association
Utah Medical Association
American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
American College of Surgeons FACS
Lipoplasty Society Member
Brigham Young University Alumni Association
American Society of Plastic Surgery

Other Professional Positions & Major Appointments:

Trained with some of the best plastic surgeons in the world from Southern California, Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Stanford University.

Awards & Honors:

Plastic Surgery Consultant of the Year, UMKC
Chosen research paper submitted for Western Chapter Meeting, American College of Surgeons
Pasadena Branch School Advisor for High School and College students
Academic Honors list for 7 semesters at B.Y.U.
Presidential Scholar, B.Y.U. 1983, 1984, 1985
Alvina S. Barrett Scholar B.Y.U.
Finalist, Spencer W. Kimball Scholar, B.Y.U.
B.Y.U. Honors Colloqium Qualified Member