Qualifications:

• Board Certified, American Board of Family Practice
• Family Practice Residency - Malcolm Grow US Air Force Medical Center,
    Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
• Doctor of Osteopathy- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Philadelphia, PA
• Bachelor of Science - Summa cum laude, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Previous Experience:

• Chief of Emergency Services, 39th Medical Group,
   Incirlik Air Base, Turkey; 2001-2002
• Staff Family Physician and Deputy Commander of Medical Services Flight,
   22nd Medical Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas; 1998-2000

Professional Organizations:

• American Academy of Family Physicians
• Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians
• American Osteopathic Association
• Pennsylvania Medical Society
• Luzerne County Medical Society

Philosophy:

Family practice entails knowing patients and their families personally, attending to their individual primary care needs with compassion, taking the time to educate them about their health,
serving as their guide and advocate in the larger medical system, and encouraging fitness and regular preventative care.

Interests:

Choral and instrumental music, gardening, photography, soccer, history, travel, reading