B.S., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., 1982.
M.D., Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, 1986.

Residency/Fellowship: Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Grand Rapids, Mich. (general surgery), 1986-1991; Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Ill. (thoracic and cardiovascular surgery), 1991-1993.

Certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill., thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 1991-1994; Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Ill., Assistant Professor, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1993-1994; St. Francis Hospital, Milwaukee, Wis., thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 1994-2014; Aurora Sinai Medical Center and Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wis., thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 1994-2020; St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis., thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 1995-2014; St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee, Mequon, Wis., thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 2000-2014; St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wis., surgical director, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, 2007-2020; Aurora Medical Center - Grafton, Grafton, Wis., thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 2010-2020; Aurora Medical Center - Summit, Summit, Wis., thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 2011-2020; Aurora Medical Center - Kenosha, Kenosha, Wis., thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 2011-2020.

Appointed to the staff of Mayo Clinic in Arizona, 2020; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, 2020-present.