Achievements & Awards

Leadership Positions:
Palm Beach County Medical Society, President,1992-93

Palm Beach County Hand Society, Founding President

Awards:
Florida Medical Association award recipient for the scientific exhibit on Treatment of Finger Tip Injuries

American College of Surgeons award recipient for presentation of a new technique for Thumb Reconstruction

Fourth Military Academy award for scientific presentation on Prevention of Complication of the Wrist Fractures as U.S. Delegate Hand Surgeon in Xian, China, 1987

Meeting Chairmanships:
Chairman of Scientific Session in Wrist Disorders, World Congress of Hand Surgeons, Helsinki, Finland, 1995

Chairman of Scientific Session in Wrist Injuries, World Congress of Hand Surgeons, Vancouver, Canada, 1998

Chairman of Scientific Session for Peripheral Compression Neuropathy, and a Member of the Discussion Panel, World Congress of Hand Surgeons, Istanbul, Turkey, 2001

Research & Presentations:
"Tubular Advancement Flap for Thumb Reconstruction," American Society for Surgery of the Hand

"Tubular Advancement Flap for Thumb Reconstruction," World Congress of Hand Surgeons, Tokyo, Japan, 1986

"Treatment of Finger Injuries," American Scandinavian Hand Society,  Copenhagen, Denmark, and Stockholm, Sweden

"Open Technique Treatment of DuPuytren's Contracture," World Congress of the Hand Surgeons, Paris, France, 1992

"Central Axial Disruption of the Wrist," World Congress of Hand Surgeons, Helsinki, Finland, 1995

"Complication Following Ulnar Shortening of the Forearm," World Congress of Hand Surgeons, Vancouver, Canada, 1998

"Peripheral Compression Neuropathy,” World Congress of Hand Surgeons, Istanbul, Turkey, 2000