EDUCATION:

• University of Miami School of Medicine
  Miami, FL
  Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D., 1988
• University of Miami School of Medicine
  Miami, FL
  M.D., 1982
• University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA)
  Post Graduate Studies in Biology and Physiology, 1977
• Harvard University
  Cambridge, MA
  Organic Chemistry Course, 1976
• University of Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia, PA
  Biomedical Engineering, M.S., 1975
• Columbia University
  New York, NY
  Electrical Engineering, B.S., 1973

CLINICAL MEDICAL TRAINING

FELLOWSHIP:

• Duke University Eye Center
  Durham, NC
  Vitreo/Retinal Surgery; July, 1987 – July, 1989

RESIDENCY:

• Jules Stein Institute of the University of California
  Los Angeles, CA
  Ophthalmology; July, 1984 – June, 1987

INTERNSHIP:

• Presbyterian Hospital of the Pacific
  San Francisco, CA
  Internal Medicine; June, 1983 – June, 1984

FACULTY APPOINTMENT:

• Jules Stein Institute of the University of California
  Los Angeles, CA
  Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

• American Board of Ophthalmology
  May, 1991

HONORS:

• Hornaday Fellowship Recipient
  Duke University, 1988 – 1989
• Research Manpower Award,
  Research to Prevent Blindness,
  1988 – 1989
• National Research Service Award,
  National Eye Institute – 1 F32 EY06039-01
  1987 – 1990
• National Society to Prevent Blindness
  Grant-in-Aid
  "Metabolic Consequences of Retinal Ischemia"
  1985 – 1986
• American Heart Association
  Post Doctoral Fellowship Recipient
  1982 – 1983
• John J. Foman, M.D. Award
  (for the most outstanding performance during
  Jr. Surgery, as voted by the faculty and residents) University of Miami, 1982
• American Heart Association
  Student Clerkship Recipient
  1979 – 1980
• Teaching Fellowship recipient
  University of Pennsylvania1
  1974 – 1975
• Summer research award recipient
  Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 1975
• Excitable Membrane Training Program
  Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
  1974
• Silver Medal for contributions to the school
  Columbia University School of Engineering, 1973

PATENTS:

• "Method for measuring ocular oxidative metabolism"
  United States Patent Number, 4,922,919 – 5/8/90

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
• American Diabetes Association
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• Assn. for Research in Vision & Ophth (ARVO)
• California Association of Ophthalmology (CAO)
• California Medical Association (CMA)
• Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society
• Institute for Electrical & Electronic Engineers
• International Society for Eye Research (ISER)
• Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology
• Los Angeles County Medical Society (LACMA)
• Pan American Association of Ophthalmology
• Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)
• Society for Neuroscience