Medical Director
Orthopedic & Spine Surgeon
Undergraduate
1994-1998
B.S. – Zoology
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
Graduate
1998-1999
M.S. – Biomedical Sciences
Barry University
Miami Shores, FL
Medical School
2000-2004
D.O. – Des Moines University
Des Moines, IA
Medical Training
2004-2005
Surgical Internship
St. Anthony Hospital
Oklahoma City, OK
2005-2009
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Garden City Hospital
Garden City, MI
Fellowship
2009-2010
Spine Surgery
Spine Institute of Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
2010-Present
Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon
Southeastern Spine Center
Sarasota, FL
2017-Present
Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon
Physicians Group, LLC
Sarasota, FL
State of Arizona
State of Florida
American Osteopathic Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctors Hospital of Sarasota Sarasota, FL
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Lakewood Ranch, FL
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL
American Osteopathic Association
American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics
North American Spine Society
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association
F.A.A.P.M.R, A.B.P.M., A.D.D.A.
Interventional Pain and Regenerative Medicine
Undergraduate
1992-1996
BS Degree in General Sciences
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Medical School
1996 – 2000
Ponce School of Medicine
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Internship
2000 – 2001
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Ponce, Puerto Rico
2003 – 2004
Chief Resident
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Residency
2001 – 2004
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Nassau University Medical Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
East Meadow, NY
Fellowship
2004 – 2005
Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine
University of Florida, Gainsville, FL
Spine Care Center, Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department
of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
BLS
USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3
Interventional Spine Pain Management Procedures
Medical Cannabis Certified
10/15 – PRESENT
Florida Medical License ME 125319
2005 American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2011 American Board of Pain Medicine
2013 American Board of Disability Analysts
– American academy of anti-aging medicine
– Seeds scientific research and performance
– American Androgen Society
– American Academy of Pain Management
– American academy of physical medicine and rehabilitation
“Trochanteric bursitis” Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Review and Self-Assessment.
2003.