(310) 449-5206 APPOINTMENT

Education and Positions Held

Present Positions:

Chief of General Surgery Providence St Johns Health Center

Professor of Surgery John Wayne Cancer Institute

Chief of Gastrointestinal Research Program John Wayne Cancer Institute

Board Member California Oncology Research Institute

Education:

  • 1980-1983 Undergraduate: University of Witwatersrand
  • 1980-1985 M.D. Medical School: University of Witwatersrand — School of Medicine, Johannesburg, SA
  • 1986 Rotating internship: Johannesburg General, Johannesburg
  • 1987-1990 Ph.D./Postdoctoral Associate: GI Surgical Research Group: Yale University School of Medicine, CT
  • 1990-1991 Surgical Internship: University of California, Los Angeles
  • 1992-1993 Surgical Research Fellow: University of California, Los Angeles
  • 1991-1996 General Surgery Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (M.J. Zinner)
  • 1996 Chief Resident: University of California, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1996-1998 Surgical Oncology Fellowship: John Wayne Cancer Institute (D.L. Morton)
  • 2016 Physician Executive Masters of Business Administration: University of Tennessee

Degrees:

  • 1985 MBBcH
  • 1991 PhD
  • 2016 MBA (Physician Executive)

Licensure:

  • 1987 United States FMGEMS/ECFMG No.3985454
  • 1988 United States FLEX ID 620927500
  • 1987 Britain No.3162691 (Registered with British Medical Council)
  • 1987 South Africa No.IN 19467 S.A.M.D.C.
  • 1991 California A49766
  • 1991 DEA BB2950980
Board Certification:

Board certified, General Surgery 052475