Undergraduate/Graduate Training:
- Bachelor of Science, Magna cum Laude, Biology, Carroll College, Waukesha, WI 1982
- Master of Science, Neuroscience, Univ. of Rochester Center for Brain Research 1985
- Doctor of Philosophy, Neuroscience, Univ. of Rochester Center for Brain Research 1986
- Doctor of Medicine with Honor, Univ. of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1988
Post Graduate Training:
- Internship:
- Primary Care Program in Internal Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY 1988-1989
- Residencies:
- Department of Anesthesia, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1989-1992
- Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 2003-2006
- Chief Resident 2005-2006
Employment History:
- Anesthesiologist, St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, WI 1992-2001
- Chief of Anesthesia, Agnesian HealthCare, Fond du Lac, WI 1993-1995, 1997-2001
- QA Consultant, Waupun Memorial Hospital, Waupun, WI 1999-2001
- Medical Officer, Transportation Security Administration 2002
- House Physician, Milwaukee Co Behavioral Health, WI 2004-2006
- Resident Physician, Medical College of Wisconsin 2003-2006
- Psychiatrist, State of Wisconsin Dept of Corrections:
- Appointments at TCI (Women Maximum Security) and OSCI (Men) 2006-2008
- Psychiatrist, Genesis Counseling Group, Elm Grove, WI 2006-2007
- Owner and psychiatrist, Fond du Lac Psychiatry LLC 2006-
- Psychiatrist, University of WI Oshkosh Student Health Center 2010-
Appointments:
- Peer Reviewer for Academic Psychiatry, 2006-
- Peer Reviewer for Journal of Addiction Medicine, 2010-
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin 2006-
- Medical Director, Nova Treatment Center, Oshkosh, WI 2007-2010
- Clinical Supervisor, Samaritan Counseling, Appleton, WI 2009-
- Clinical Supervisor, Family Resource Assoc., Watertown, WI 2009-
Academic Honors:
Undergraduate:
- Wisconsin Professional Police Association Award for Saving Life 1979
- Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society, Carroll College, Waukesha, WI 1979
- Beta Beta Beta Honorary Biological Society, Carroll College, Waukesha, WI 1980
- Delta Sigma Nu Honor Society, Carroll College, Waukesha, WI 1981
Graduate and Beyond:
- Commended by Executive Committee, University of Rochester School of Medicine 1985, 1986
- Edward F. Adolf Medal in Physiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine 1985
- Hrolfe and Dorothy Ziegler Award for Excellence in Medical Gross Anatomy 1985
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 1987
- Class of 1976 Prize: ‘For promise as an outstanding clinical teacher’ 1988
- Robert Kates Award: ‘For excellence in both clinical medicine and research’ 1988
- Nominated for the APA Nancy CA Roeske Teaching Award by the Medical College of Wisconsin 2010,
- Awarded by American Psychiatric Association.
Professional Activities:
- Med Society of the State of NY Committee on Forensic Medicine, Student Rep 1986, 1987
- Pain Management Task Force, Agnesian Healthcare, Fond du Lac, WI 1999, 2000
- NIDA/SAMHSA Summit on Buprenorphine, Washington DC, May 2010