Residency UCI Medical Center,

Orange, CA

Diagnostic Radiology,

1981-1984

Fellowships:

The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., Interventional Radiology, 1984-1985, Program Director: Edward Druy, M.D.

Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 1987-1988, Program Director: William G. Bradley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.

University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Interventional Neuroradiology, 1992-1994, Program Director: Grant B. Hieshima, M.D.

Honors and Awards:

· 1976 Graduate Cum Laude, Honors in Chemistry, UCLA

· 1990, 1991 Radiology Editor's Recognition Award with Distinction

· 1991 American Roentgen Ray Society Certificate of Merit for co-authorship of exhibit entitled: "MR Imaging in the Presence of Inferior Vena Cava Filters"

· 1992 Excellence in Teaching Award, USC Department of Radiology

Medical Licensure:

California, 1981 – Present

Hawaii, 1997 – Present

Maryland, 1984 – 1993, Inactive

Pennsylvania, 1985 Temporary License

Virginia, 1984 – Present, Inactive

Washington, D.C., 1984 – 1994, Inactive

North Dakota, 1997 – Temporary License

State of California Department of Health Services

X-Ray Supervisor and Operator Certificate No: RHL 124488

Board Certifications:

American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, June 1984

American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology with Added

Qualifications in Vascular and Interventional Radiology, February 1995

American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology with Added

Qualifications in Neuroradiology, February 1996

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

Academic Appointments:

· Instructor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 1985-1987.

· Assistant Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., 1988-1989.

· Assistant Professor of Radiology and Director of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 1989-1992.

· Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, 1992-1994.

· Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 1994-2001.

· Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine College of Medicine, 1995-2003

· Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001-present

Hospital Affiliations

Current:

Provisional, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, California, 2005-present Courtesy Staff, USC/Norris Cancer Hospital, Los Angeles, California, 2002-present

Active Staff, Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, California, 2002-present

Courtesy Staff, Western Medical Center, Santa Ana, California, 2000-present

Courtesy Staff, Methodist Hospital, Arcadia, California, 1997-present

Courtesy Staff, Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1996-present

Courtesy Staff, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, California, 1995-present

Active Staff, USC University Hospital, Los Angeles, California, 1994-present

Active Staff, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, 1989-present

Past:

Consulting Staff, Desert Regional, Palm Springs, California, 1999-2005

Courtesy Staff, Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Inglewood, California 1999-2003

Courtesy Staff, UCI Medical Center, Irvine, California, 1995-2003

Consulting Staff, St. Luke Medical Center, Pasadena, California, 1998-2002

Courtesy Staff, Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, California, 1997-2002

Courtesy Staff, Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, California, 1995-2002

Courtesy Staff, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, 1997-1998

Courtesy Staff, Trinity Medical Center, Minot, North Dakota, 1997-1998

Active Staff, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, 1995-1996

Administrative Responsibilities:

· Member, Resident Selection and Research Committees, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1986-1987

· Member, Quality Assurance Committee, Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, 1990-1992

· Director, Vascular and Interventional Radiology,

Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, 1990-1992

· Director, Neurointerventional Radiology

Department of Neurosurgery, University of Southern California, 1994-present

· Member, The Center for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disorders at USC University Hospital, 1995-present

Military Service: None

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

Local

· Los Angeles Academy of Medicine, 1995-2001

· California Radiological Society, 1990-1994

· Los Angeles Angio Club, 1989-1992

· Los Angeles Radiological Society, 1989-1992

· Medical Society of the District of Columbia, 1988-1989

· Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society, 1986-1988

National

· Fellow, Council on Cardiovascular Radiology, 1997-present

· Adjunct member, American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1995-present.

· Senior member, American Society of Neuroradiology, 1994-present

· American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, 1994-present

· Western Neuroradiological Society, 1994-present.

· Fellow, Society of Interventional Radiology, 1992-present

· Fellow, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, 1987-1993

· Radiological Society of North America, 1984-present

· American College of Radiology, 1989-1994

· Council on Cardiovascular Radiology, American Heart Association, 1988-present

· Association of University Radiologists, 1988-1992

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

· Manuscript and Book Reviewer, Neurosurgery, 1995-present

· Consultant to the Editors, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 1993-present

· Manuscript Reviewer, Radiology, 1989-present

· Manuscript Reviewer, American Journal of Roentgenology, 1989-present

· Manuscript Reviewer, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 1991-present

· Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 1992-present

· Manuscript Reviewer, Neuroradiology, 1995-present

· Member, Research Committee, Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 1991-1992

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:

· Wrote and produced “Brain Attack! A New Way of Looking at Stroke”, a public education video available for free rental at Blockbuster Video outlets nationwide.

· Featured in a 10-minute stroke video with Robert Guillaume produced by A Doctor in Your House.

· Regularly give talks dealing with stroke prevention to community and senior citizen

groups.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

Major areas of past research:

· Developed a retrievable vena caval filter.

· Evaluation of the function of vena caval filters.

· Magnetic resonance imaging in the presence of intravascular devices and metallic foreign bodies.

· The use of transcatheter embolization techniques in treatment of traumatic vascular injuries.

· Hepatic chemoembolization using a cross-linked collagen agent.

· Development of new embolization and catheterization techniques for interventional neuroradiology.

· Microcatheter embolization of post-traumatic pseudoaneurysms, arteriovenous fistulas, and neurovascular lesions.

· Developed a balloon protection guidewire for use during carotid stenting.

Research in progress:

· Developing new devices and techniques in minimally invasive spine surgery aimed at spinal fixation and fusion.

· Development of a percutaneously inserted intervertebral disc prostehsis.

UNITED STATES PATENTS

· Percutaneously-inserted Cardiac Valve, U.S. Patent #5,332,402

· Angioplasty Catheter, U.S. Patent #5,807,330

· Anti-Occlusion Catheter, U.S. Patent#6,692,459 B2

· Formable Orthopedic Fixation System with Cross Linking, U.S. Patent #6,749,614 B2

EDUCATION:

Hospital Affiliations

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:

UNITED STATES PATENTS