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Board Certified Obstetrician, OB GYN, Board Certified, Obstetrician, Gynecologist, Teaching Hospital, General Obstetric Gynecology Cases, Essure Permanent Birth Control Procedure, Female Sexual Dysfunction, OB GYN Injuries, Informed Consent, VBAC, Vaginal Birth After Caesarean, Abnormal Pap Smears, Colposcopy, Brachial plexus injury, shoulder dystocia, Neonatal brachial plexus palsy, Neonatal encephalopathy, Patent cases involving medications and medical devices or instruments

Professional Information

Obstetrician and Gynecologist  1997-Present
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

President Private Company  2001-Present
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Vice President Midwest Center for Women’s Health Care  2007-Present
Skokie, IL

Clinical Faculty AAGL Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship  2011-Present
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology  2011-Present
Rosalind Franklin University of the Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School

Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology  2011-Present
University of Illinois College of Medicine

Center of Excellence Minimally Invasive Surgery (COEMIG) Surgeon Designee  2012-Present
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Director, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Physician Partners Board of Directors  2015-Present
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology and Music University of Illinois | Champaign/Urbana, IL  1977-1981
Graduated with Distinction

Master of Science in Anatomy University of Illinois | Champaign/Urbana, IL  1981-1983

Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College | Chicago, IL  1983-1987

Internship and Residency Keesler Air Force Base Medical Center | Biloxi, MS  1987-1991
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Board Certification and Licensure

National Board of Medical Examiners  July 1988

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology General Obstetrics and Gynecology  November 1993
Recertified: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Expires: December 31, 2016

License Illinois-Active  Expires July 31, 2017

Professional Affiliations

Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Military

Commissioned Second Lieutenant United States Air Force  August 1983

Recipient  1983
Health Professions Scholarship Program

Air Force Commendation Medal  1995
Keesler Air Force Base Medical Center | Biloxi, MS

Honorable Discharge United States Air Force Medical Corps  July 1995
Rank: Major

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Instructor Human Anatomy  1981-1983
University of Illinois | Urbana/Champaign, IL

Lemmon Company Award for Outstanding Medical Student in the Study  1987
of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Rush Medical College | Chicago, IL

Award for Resident “Excellence in Endoscopy”  1991
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

House Doctor of the Year Obstetrician and Gynecology Residents  2008 and 2011
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

One of America’s Top Obstetrician and Gynecologists  2003-2014
American Research Council

Recognition Award for Fulfilling Requirements for Continuing Medical Education   Exp: June 30, 2018
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Physician’s Recognition Award For Continuing Medical Education   Exp: June 30, 2018
American Medical Association

Previous Hospital Staff Experience

Obstetrician and Gynecologist  1991-1994
K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base Medical Center | Gwinn, MI

Assistant Chief of Hospital Services  1991-1994
K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base Medical Center | Gwinn, MI

Obstetrician and Gynecologist  1994-1995
Keesler Air Force Base Medical Center | Biloxi, MS

Obstetrician and Gynecologist  1995-1997
Rockford Health System/Rockford Clinic | Rockford, IL

Vice-Chairman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology  1996-1997
Rockford Health System/Rockford Clinic | Rockford, IL

Obstetrician and Gynecologist Advocate Medical Group  1997-2001
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Medical Director Advocate Medical Group  1999-2001
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Teaching/Organized Medicine/Consulting Experience

Teaching Assistant Human Anatomy  1981-1983
University of Illinois | Champaign/Urbana, IL

Teaching Assistant Human Anatomy  1983-1984
Rush Medical College | Chicago, IL

Clinical Instructor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology  1996-1997
University of Illinois | Rockford, IL

Clinical Consultant Electronic Medical Records  1998-2000
Clinical Management Systems | Atlanta, GA

Member Advisory Council  2004-2007
ACOG | Illinois Section

National DaVinci Robotic Consultant Intuitive  2009-2012

Clinical Faculty Obstetrics and Gynecology Department  1997-Present
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL
Instructor of 12 OB/GYN Residents and Medical Students from the
University of Illinois at Chicago and Rosalind Franklin University, and
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow

Volunteer Teacher Mentor Program  2007-Present
Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire, IL

Rush Medical College Alumni Mentor Program  2013-Present
Chicago, IL

Committee Service

Director Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Physician Partners Board of Directors  2015-Present
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Member Advocate Physician Partners’ Safety, Clinical Integration, and Quality  2012-Present
Improvement
Advocate Corporate Headquarters, Oak Brook, IL

Member Interdisciplinary Robotic Surgery  2011-Present
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Elected Member Obstetrics and Gynecology Advisory  1998-2015
1998-2002, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2012-2015
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Member Advocate Physician Partners’ Executive Finance Committee  2011-2012
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Member Gynecology Quality Committee  1997-2009
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Elected Member Utilization Committee  1997-2001
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Member Quality Committee  2003-2008
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

Elected Member Judicial Review and Bylaws Committee  2008-2010
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL

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