• Birth Place: Columbia, S.C.

Education:

• High School: A.C. Flora Columbia,S.C.
  
  
• College: University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.
  Degree: B.S. Marine Science, cum laude
  
  
• Graduate: Duke University School of Medicine
  Degree: M.D.
  
  
• Post-graduate: General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
  
  
• Orthopedics: Duke University Medical Center

Licensure:

• North Carolina

Board Certification:

• American Board of Orthopedic Surgery 1991 Recertified 2001

Positions:

• Director, Orthopedic Quality Assurance,
  Alamance Health Services 1989-1992
  
  
• Chairman, Department of Surgery
  Alamance Health Services 11/92-1994
  
  
• Vice Chief of Staff
  Alamance Regional Medical Center 1/95-12/96
  
  
• Chief of Staff
  Alamance Regional Medical Center 1/97-1/99
  
  
• Board of Directors
  Alamance Regional Medical Center 2002-present