Special Interests

Advanced endoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic sphincterotomy, cholangioscopy, capsule endoscopy, pH Bravo capsules for acid reflux, single balloon assisted small bowel enteroscopy, diagnostic colonoscopy and colon cancer screening, upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding, swallowing disorders, reflux disorders, GI motility disorders, Celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, cancer of the liver, pre-transplant evaluation for chronic liver disease, diverticulitis and diverticulosis, treatment of internal and external hemorrhoids, obscure GI bleeding, colon polyps.

College Education

• B.A. (biology) Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida, 1983

Medical Education

• M.D. University of Miami, School of Medicine Miami, FL 1987

Advanced Training

• Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas (internship and residency)

• Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana (gastroenterology fellowship)

Professional Experience

• Gastroenterology Specialists of Southwest Florida, PA (2001-present)

• Private Practice (1992-2001)

Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate (1988)

• American Board of Internal Medicine (1990)

• American Board of Internal Medicine (1993) (Diplomate, Gastroenterology) Recertified 2004

Licensure

• Florida

Professional Societies

• American College of Gastroenterology

• American Medical Association

• Florida Medical Association

• Collier County Medical Society

Academic Appointments

• Tulane University, School of Medicine New Orleans, Louisiana Instructor of Physical Diagnosis (1990-1992)

• NOVA Southeastern University , Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Assistant Clinical Professor

Publications

• Abstracts 2

• Book Chapters 1

• Papers 3

Presentations

• Over 100

Research Studies

• 9