Education

Suny Upstate Med Univ-Syracuse, 1980

Residency

Northwestern University Medical School, 1983, Pediatrics

Fellowships

The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center, 1987, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatric Endocrinology
American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatrics

Research

• Children’s Oncology Group, 2009-present
• Humatrope Genesis Registry, 2008-present
• Pfizer Clinical Trial, 2007-present
• Increlex IGFD Registry, 2007-present
• Norditropin The Answer Program Registry, 2006-present
• Genentech NCGS Registry, 2003-present

Professional Organizations

• American Medical Association
• American Diabetes Association
• Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Thyroid Foundation of America
• Endocrine Society
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
• Juvenile Diabetes Association
• Thyroid Society
• Southern Pediatric Endocrine Society
• Eli Lilly Co., Device Consultants Advisory Board
• Children’s Oncology Group

Presentations

• “Growth and Short Stature,” Physician Lecture Series, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, 2009
• World of Hope Conference, 2009
• “Growth Disorders,” Pediatric Grand Rounds, Naples, FL, 2008

Awards

• “Best Doctors in America,” 1998, 2007, 2008
• How to Find the Best Doctors, Castly Connoly Guide, 2001
• “Best Doctors in South Florida,” 1999
• “A Night to Treasure,” Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, 1998
• “South Florida’s Top Doctors in Endocrinology,” South Florida magazine, HIP Health Plan of Florida, 1997
• Certificate of Recognition, Florida Medical Association, 1997
• “The Best Doctors in America: Southeast Region,” 1996, 1997
• Clinical Investigator for Multicenter Study on Early Detection and Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes, Member, Clinical Initiative Committee, Endocrine Society, 1992-present
• Clinical Investigator for National Cooperative Growth Study, 1990
• Recipient, NRSA Fellowship Award, “Defects in Steroidogenesis Causing Hirsutism in Women,” 1984
• Candidate, Rhodes Scholarship, 1978