AWARDS:

2004 State of Florida Resident of The Year Finalist. Florida Medical Business Awards.
2002 Outstanding Resident Award, University of Nevada School of Medicine.
2002 Arnold P. Gold Foundation, Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award.
2002 Excellence in Research. American College of Surgeons, Nevada Chapter.
2001 Excellence in Research. American College of Surgeons, Nevada Chapter.
1999 First place in Basic Science Research Residents’ Trauma Paper Competition.
1995 Dean’s Scholar for Excellence in Research, Department of Pharmacology and
Division of Vascular Surgery. UCLA School of Medicine.
1995 Outstanding Achievement in the Study of Medicine. GATE Pharmaceuticals.
1995 Excellence in Research. Western Student Medical Research Committee.
1993 Ciba-Geigy Award for Outstanding Community Service.
1993 Outstanding Class Service Award. UCLA School of Medicine.
1993 Outstanding Leadership and Service Award. UCLA School of Medicine.
1993 B’nai B’rith Hillel Scholarship.
1992 B’nai B’rith Hillel Scholarship.
1991 B’nai B’rith Hillel Scholarship.
1991 University of California Regents Scholarship.
1991 Outstanding Leadership Award. Leadership Institute, University of California, Davis.

RESEARCH

2002-2004 Principal Investigator: Div. of Plastic Surgery. University of Miami School of Medicine.
1999-2002 Research Associate: Department of Surgery. University of Nevada School of Medicine.
1998-1999 Research Fellow: Department of Surgery. University of Nevada School of Medicine.
1995-1996 Research Associate: Dept. of Surgery. Scripps-Green Clinic and Research Foundation.
1995-1996 Research Associate: Department of Surgery. UCLA School of Medicine.
1995 Research Associate: Department of Surgery. Cedar Sinai Medical Center
1994-1995 Research Associate: Department of Pathology. UCLA School of Medicine.
1992-1995 Research Fellow: Department of Vascular Surgery. UCLA School of Medicine.
1992-1993 Research Fellow: Department of Pharmacology. UCLA School of Medicine.
1990-1991 Research Associate: Department of Social Work. San Diego State University.
1989-1990 Research Associate: Department of Physiology. University of California, Davis.
1988 Research Associate: Department of Entomology. University of California, Davis.
1984-1986 Research Associate: Department of Biology. UCSF/CSU Fresno.
1984-1986 Research Associate: Department of Surgery. VAMC-UCSF.

 

TEACHING AWARDS:

2002 Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, University of Nevada School of Medicine.
2002 ACGME Arnold P. Gold Foundation, Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award.
2001 Outstanding Teaching Award, Class 2001 University of Nevada School of Medicine.

 

ARTISTIC AWARDS:

1991 “Sleeping in Darkness” Clay medium. Sculpture Exhibit University of California.
1990 “Pursuit of the Stars” Clay medium. Sculpture Exhibit University of California.
1986 “Objects in Space” 2nd Place. Photographic Exhibit. California State University, Fresno.
1984 “Raiz Invisible” Wood/ Clay medium. Sculpture Exhibit Chilean Metropolitan Competition.
1982 “War Bird” Metal. 1st prize. Sculpture Exhibit Chilean Metropolitan Competition.

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