City of origin
- Gadsden ,Alabama
Basic
- Married and has 3 children
Hobbies
- Golf
- Travel
- Photography
- Sporting events
Education, Internships, & Fellowships
| 2004 – 2007 | Fellowship, Cardiology University of Missouri at Kansas City/Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2003 – 2004 | Chief Medical Resident and Instructor Baptist Health Systems, Birmingham, AL |
| 2001 – 2003 | Categorical Internal Medicine Resident Baptist Health Systems Birmingham, AL |
| 2000 – 2001 | Internship Baptist Health Systems, Inc. Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1996 – 2000 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Degree: M.D. |
| 1990 – 1994 | University of Alabama |
Certifications & Specialties
| 2013 | Certified International Board Heart Rhythm Examiners |
| 2008 | Level 2 Certification in Cardiac CTA State of Alabama , #24308 |
| 2007 | American Board of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Disease |
| 2007 | Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology |
| 1999 | Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine – Interventional Cardiology |
Specific Skills & Medical Interests
- Implantation and follow up of cardiac devices, pacemaker, ICD, Bi-V/ICD
- Echocardiography
- Transesophageal
- Echocardiogram (TEE)
- Nuclear stress testing
- Diagnostic Catheterization
- Coronary CTA
- Venous disease
Current/Previous Jobs & Titles
- Cardiologist/ Heart South Cardiovascular Group
- Chief Resident /of Baptist Health Systems
Honors & Awards
| Internal Medicine Resident Council Senior Council Representative |
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| ACGME Site Review Internal Medicine Representative |
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| 2002 | ACP-ASIM Associates Case Report/Presentation Award Winner |
| 2001-2003 | Code Blue Committee Representative |
| 1991-1994 | Intramural Golf Champion/Univ. Of Alabama |
Publications
Dirofilaria immitis and Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
Submitted for publication
The Relationship of Increasing BMI to Myocardial Infarction in the Acute Coronary Syndrome
