Board Certified: Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital & Clinics, Columbia, Missouri
Residency: Internal Medicine, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
M.D.: University of Missouri, Columbia
B.S.: School of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri


Currently
In private practice more than 20 years
Member, Board of Directors, Digestive Health Associates of Texas
Member, Endoscopy Center Committee, Digestive Health Associates of Texas


Professional Affiliations
American Gastroenterological Association
American Medical Association
Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Tarrant County Medical Society
Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
Texas State Medical Association


Former Appointments
Total Quality Management Committee, CIGNA Healthplan of Texas, 1992-2001
Executive Committee, Texas G.I. Association, 1996-2001
Peer Review and Credentialing Committee, Nylcare (Sanus) Texas Health Plan, 1995-1999
President, North Hills Physicians Association, 1996-1997
Chairman, Department of Medicine Performance Improvement Committee, North Hills Hospital, 1996-1997
Physician Advisory Board, Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation, 1996-1997
Medical Director, Outpatient Endoscopy Services, North Hills Hospital, 1993-1997
Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Harris Methodist HEB Hospital, 1996-1997
Board of Directors, Columbia Provider Services, Inc., 1996-1997
Executive Committee, Columbia Provider Services, Inc., 1996-1997

Medical Director, North Hills Hospital Patient Safety, 2001-2003
Member, North Hills Hospital Pharmacy, Infection Control, Nutrition, 2001-2009
 


Honors
Best Doctors in Tarrant County 2005, Fort Worth Magazine
Physician of the Year, North Hills Hospital, 2000
Fellow, American College of Physicians, 1992
Young Internist of the Year, Missouri Society of Internal Medicine, 1991
Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology, 1986
Magna Cum Laude, School of the Ozarks, Missouri


Areas of Clinical Interest
Colon Cancer Screening
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Crohn's Disease