EDUCATION:

Undergraduate:

University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 1975 - 1976
Augusta College Augusta, Georgia 1976-1979 B.S Biology and Chemistry Magna cum laude

Medical:
Medical College of Georgia Augusta, Georgia Doctor of Medicine 1983

Internship and Residency:

University Hospital/UAB Birmingham, Alabama 1983 -1986
Internal Medicine

Baptist Medical Center Princeton Birmingham, Alabama -- Instructor in Medicine 7/86 - 6/87

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

American Board of Internal Medicine,Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine , Geriatric Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine , Critical Care Medicine
Certified Diabetes Educator, May 2001
ISCD Certification in Clinical Densitometry, March 2001

PROFESSIONAL:

American College of Physicians - member, 1987-1992
Fellow, 1992 / American Geriatrics Society 1990-1993
Southern Medical Association 1990-1992
American Diabetes Association 1990-1994
American College of Chest Physicians 1990-1994
American College of Chest Physicians Fellow, 1992
International Society of Clinical Densitometry 1998 - present

Awards and Honors:
>>Phi Kappa Phi Augusta College - 1983
>>AMA Physicians Recognition Award 6/86, 7/89, 9/92, 10/95, 10/99
Community Activities:
Medical missions - Guanare , Venezuela - 11/92, 9/93
Presentations: Department of Medicine Conference BMC Princeton 2/20/87 - The Treatment of Septic Shock: Is What We Do Voodoo?
Department of Medicine Conference University Hospital 10/30/87 - The Case of the Milky Cirrhotic Evaluation & Treatment of Chylothorax
Department of Medicine Conference University Hospital 4/88 - Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Support Group Humana Hospital 9/90 Diabetes Mellitus
Department of Medicine Conference Colegio de Medicos del Estado Portugesa Guanare, Venezuela
A. Septic Shock: Pathogenesis & Treatment 11/20/92
B. DKA & Hyperosmolar Coma 6/10/93
C. Perioperative Management of Diabetes Mellitus 6/10/93