Arizona Back Institute
4530 E. Ray Road, Suite 150
Phoenix, AZ 85044
Office: 480-503-3344
EDUCATION: University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B.S. E.E., A.B. (Chemistry)
Summa cum laude, Class of 1946 Award 6/70
Stanford University
Stanford, California
M.S. E.E. 12/74
Ph. D. Biomedical Engineering 12/74
M.D. 6/76
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
San Jose, California
Flexible Internship 6/76 - 6/77
University of California
Los Angeles, California
Orthopedic Residency 7/77 - 10/78
St. Mary's Hospital
Long Beach, California
Surgical Assistant to Carroll Bellis, M.D. 11/78 - 6/80
University of California & Harbor/UCLA
Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
& Torrance, California
Resident in Anesthesiology 7/80 - 6/82
Chief Resident in Anesthesiology 1/82 - 6/82
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: Long Beach Community Hospital
Long Beach, California 7/82 - 5/88
St. Bernardine's Medical Center
San Bernardino, California 1/89 - 9/96
Freelance Anesthesiologist
Southern & Central California 6/88 - 7/93
Amador Anesthesia Medical Group
Valleycare Medical Center
Pleasanton, California 11/93 - 9/94
Independent anesthesia practice 10/94 %u2013 present
Las Vegas, NV
Neuro-Diagnostic Associates helped
In development of 2nd generation
Current Perception Threshold (VsCNT)
Testing device w/ Dr. James Hedgecock 5/95 - 12/98
The Center for Total Back Care, LLC 1/00 - 1/02
Medical Director, Partner
Mesa, Az
Arizona Back Institute 1/02 - present
Medical Director, Partner
Phoenix, Az
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: ASA, ASRA, ABPM, NSSA, ISIS, ASIPP, CCMS
Past member, CSA Committee on Peer Review
Flamingo Surgery Center Medical Executive
Committee, 2002 - 2005
CERTIFICATION: Diplomat, American Board of Anesthesiology 4/83
Diplomat, American Academy of Pain Management 7/01