Current Positions
Medical Director, Vital Health Institute
Medical Executive Committee Menlo Park Surgical Hospital, Menlo Park, CA, 2000 to present
Board of Directors, Endometriosis Research Center, 1998 to present
Education
B.A. Chemistry. University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado. Graduated Magna Cum Laude, June 10, 1981.
Doctor of Medicine. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Graduated May 21, 1985.
Internship and Residency, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Wesley Medical Center, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas. Graduated June 30, 1989.
Fellowship, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Graduated June 30, 1991.
Honors and Awards
- Special Excellence in Endoscopic Procedures, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
- Outstanding Contribution to Resident Research in Reproductive Endocrinology, The Women's Research Institute
- Associate Member Prize Paper, 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.
- Della McDonald Memorial Scholarship
- University of Northern Colorado Scholarship for Scholars
- Colorado Undergraduate Scholarship
Certification
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- Obstetrics and Gynecology; Board Certified,
December 9, 1994
- Recertified, October 13, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; Board Eligible, June 24, 1991; June 30, 1997
Accreditation Council for Gynecologic Endoscopy Inc.
- Advanced Operative Laparoscopy, Certified, September 20, 1996
Membership in Professional Societies:
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopist (AAGL)
American Academy of Environmental Medicine
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
American Pain Society
American Academy of Pain Medicine
The Society of Reproductive Surgeons
CFIDS Association (Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome)
Endometriosis Association
International Pelvic Pain Society
Interstitial Cystitis Association
National Vulvodynia Association
Pacific Coast Reproductive Society
Santa Clara County Medical Association
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Vulvar Pain Foundation
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