Orthopaedic Residency/Surgical Training:
· Chief Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery
New York Medical College
July 1979 - July 1980
· Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery
New York Medical College
July 1976 - June 1979
· Assistant Resident in Surgery
New York Medical College
July 1975 - June 1976

Education:
· Doctor of Medicine
New York Medical College
June 1975
· Bachelor of Engineering; Metallurgy
Stevens Institute of Technology
New Jersey

Academic Prizes and Awards:
· Arthur A. Michele, M.D. Award in Orthopedic Surgery
New York Medical College
1975
· Russell Hibbs Award - Scoliosis Research Society
1994
· Russell Hibbs Science Award
Scoliosis Research Society
Platelet Calmodulin Levels in AIS: A Predictor of Curve Progression
2001

Membership of Professional Societies:
· American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
· American Orthopedic Association
· American Spinal Injury Association
· Brooklyn Orthopaedic Society
· Scoliosis Research Society
· New York County Medical Society
· New York State Medical Society
· Onondaga County Medical Society