Professional Societies and Memberships:
Board-Certified Ophthalmologist, American Board of Ophthalmology
Fellow, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Member, Board of Directors, Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology
Past President, Minneapolis Ophthalmology Society
Member, American Medical Association

Consultative Roles with Private Industry:
1. Member, Surgical Advisory Board, Sharpoint suture division of Surgical Specialties Corporation. Reading, Pennsylvania. In this role I provide feedback to product developers and recommend needle and suture configurations for their Dermaglide line of ophthalmic plastic suture products.

2. Consultant, Ellman International. New York. As a consultant for Ellman, I write educational articles and perform lectures on a variety of ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive procedures that can be performed with their radiofrequency surgical device.

3. National Training Center, BOTOX Cosmetic division of Allergan pharmaceuticals. Irvine, California. In this role, I provide training to other physicians who are interested in learning how to properly adminster BOTOX cosmetic and how to integrate it into their practice.

Additional Medical Affiliations:
1.  Member, Editorial Board, Highlights of Ophthalmology, Miami, FL, 2004-present.

2. External Examiner for the Malaysian Board of Ophthalmology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2002-present.

3. Member, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) education committee. Winter Park, Florida, 2002-present.

4. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Section Member, Ocular Surgery News, New York, New York, 2002-present.

5. Member, Medical Advisory Board, Phillips Eye Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2000-present.

6. Member, Quality Assessment and Improvement Committee, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, 1995-1997.

7. Ophthalmic surgical assistant, Aloha Medical Mission, Vung Tao and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 1993. Over a two-week period, I participated in over 30 oculoplastic surgical cases as a member of this educational exchange and training program.

8. Primary Care Physician, Belau Medical Clinic, Koror, Palau, Micronesia, January 1994. For one month, I provided medical care to the people of Koror as well as the outer islands of the Palauan archipelago.