A Conservative Republican for County Commissioner

Civilian Leadership:

• Chief of Staff - St. Mary’s Medical Center 2002
• Board of Directors - St. Mary’s Medical Center
  • Chairman - Quality, Safety, and Professional Relations Committee
  • Vice-Chairman – Policy and Strategy Committee
• Board of Trustees – Knoxville Academy of Medicine
• President-Elect – Knoxville Academy of Medicine 2008
• Leadership Knoxville- 2007-08

Military Leadership

• Chief of Surgery – 121st Evacuation Hospital, Seoul Korea 1985-86
• Assistant Chief - Cardiothoracic Surgery Service 1986-1989, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas
• Thoracic Trauma Surgeon - 807th MASH, 1st Armored Division 1990-91, Operation Desert Storm, Southern Iraq, Kuwait
• Corps Support Command Surgeon – 332nd Medical Brigade 1993, Operation Bright Star, Alexandria, Egypt
• Commander – 337th Combat Support Hospital 1994-96, Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Commander – Medical Detachment 1997, Medical Readiness Exercise, Ismeradle Province, Ecuador
• Commander – 4203rd U.S. Army Reserve Hospital 1996, Nashville, Tennessee
• Senior Surgeon – 325th Field Hospital 2004, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
• Senior Trauma Surgeon – 10th Combat Support Hospital 2005-2006, Baghdad, Iraq (Green Zone)

Education:

• High School:
  • Lycee du Mont Blanc, Chamoix, Haute Savoie, France 1971
• Undergraduate:
  • Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky, Bachelor of Science, 1974
• Graduate:
  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, Doctor of Medicine, 14 May 1978, Graduated with Highest Honors
• Postdoctoral:
  • General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, June 1978 - July 1985, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas

Civilian Honors:

• Presidents Award at Transylvania College for perfect 4.0 average in undergraduate studies, 1974
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 1977 University of Kentucky College of Medicine
• 2006 Hero of the Year Award Tennessee Hospital Association
• 2006 President’s Award Knoxville Academy of Medicine

Military Honors and Awards:

• Bronze Star Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
• Army Commendation Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
• Army Achievement Medal
• Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
• National Defense Service Medal (3rd Award)
• Southwest Asia Service Medal with 3 Bronze Service Stars
• Afghanistan Campaign Medal
• Iraq Campaign Medal
• Korea Defense Service Medal
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” Device (3rd Award)
• Army Service Ribbon
• Overseas Service Ribbon
• Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (2nd Award)
• Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
• Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
• Flight Surgeon Badge
• Physical Fitness Training Badge

University Appointments:

• Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 1988-1990
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, 1988-present
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, 1991-1993
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, 1992-2000

Volunteer Activities:

• Normandy Scholars Program, University of Tennessee, 1999-2002
• Knoxville Area Project Access, Volunteer Physician, 2006-present
• Interfaith Health Clinic, Consulting Surgeon, 1992-present