• Colgate University, BA, 1973
• McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, MDCM, 1978

Postgraduate Training

• 1978-79— Internship, Wellesley Hospital, Toronto
• 1979-80— Medical Staff, Emergency and ICU Services, Reddy Memorial Hospital, Montreal
• 1980-81— Junior Residency, Surgery, Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario
• 1981-84— Urology Residency, McGill University, Montreal
• 1984-85— Research and Clinical Fellowship, Washington University
• 1985— Research and Clinical Fellowship, UCLA Medical Center
• 1986— Research and Clinical Fellowship, University of Minnesota

Academic Appointments

• 1986-87— Assistant Professor, McGill University
• 1988-91— Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Department of Urology
• 1991-96— Associate Professor, University of Iowa Department of Urology
• 1996-97— Head, Section of Uro-laparoscopic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Therapy, Cleveland Clinic
• 1997-01— Head, Urology Section, Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
• 1997-01— Associate Professor, Stanford University
• 1997-01— Attending Staff, Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford
• 1997-01— Attending Staff, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA
• 2001- Present— Professor, University of Iowa Department of Urology
• 2001- Present—Director, Urologic Laparoscopy, Endourology and Robotic Surgery
• 2001- Present—Director, Laparoscopic, Robotic and and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery

Affiliations

• American College of Surgeons
• American Urological Association
• Society of Endourology
• Endoscopic Surgical Society
• International Society of Urologists
• Society of University Urologists
• Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgery
• Society of Government Service Urologists
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• Iowa Urological Society
• American Urological Association Laparoscopy Committee
• American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons
• 2007 Secretary, AUA North Central Section

Honors

• Section Editor, Journal of Endourology
• Editorial Reviewer, Urology, Spine, Journal of Urology, Surgical Laparoscopy & Endoscopy, Kidney International
• Best Doctors in America, 1992-95, 1998-99, 2001-06
• Pfizer Visiting Professorship Award

Research Interests

• Urologic laparoscopic surgery
• Urologic robotic surgery
• Urolithiasis
• Minimally invasive therapy for BPH