Distinguished professor of surgery
General surgery/GI, oncologic and endocrine surgery
Awards and professional interests:
National office:
- President of the Association for Academic Surgery
- President of the Halsted Surgical Society
- President of the Society of Surgical Chairmen
- President of the Society of Surgical Oncology
- President of the Southern Surgical Association
- President of the Southern Surgical Congress
- President of the American College of Surgeons 2007-2008
- Chairman of the American Board of Surgery
- Chairman of the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons
- Chairman of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Bronze Star, awarded November 23, 1970, for service in the Republic of Vietnam
- Certificate of Achievement, awarded by the U.S. Army, August 5, 1971, for service as Assistant Surgical Consultant, Surgeon General’s Office, Washington, D.C.
- 1977 American College of Nutrition Award for Clinical Research
- 1982 Senior Class Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School of Houston
- 1984 Lester R. Dragstedt Physician/Scientist Award,Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine
- 1984 Seale Harris Award, Southern Medical Association
- 1985 The Edward R. Woodward Professor
- 1987 Distinguished Alumnus Award, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
- 1989 Lester R. Dragstedt Physician/Scientist Award,Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine
- 1994 Distinguished Surgical Alumnus, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Research and clinical interests:
Breast cancer, colorectal cancer, melanoma, soft tissue sarcoma and thyroid disease
Education:
- 1959 Duke University – B.A.
1963 Cornell University Medical School – M.D.
Postdoctoral training:
- 1963-1964 Internship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia
- 1964-1969 Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia
- 1966-1967 Research fellow, Harrison Department of Surgical Research, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia
- 1968-1969 Clinical fellow of the American Cancer Society, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia
- 1968-1969 Chief resident, general surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia
- 1971-1972 Advanced senior fellow in cancer surgery, The University of Texas System Cancer Center M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute – Houston
Academic Appointments
- Present: Distinguised Professor of Surgery, UF College of Medicine
- 2003-2008 Edward R. Woodward Professor, Department of Surgery, UF College of Medicine
- 1982-2003 Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, UF College of Medicine
- 1996-1999 President, Faculty Practice Group, UF
- 1996-1997 Interim Dean, UF College of Medicine
- 1994-1999 Director, UF Shands Cancer Center
- 1990-1993 President, Florida Clinical Practice Association
- 1981-1992 Project Director, National Large Bowel Cancer Project, National Cancer Institute. University of Texas System Cancer Center M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute – Houston
- 1977-1982 Professor of Surgery, University of Texas System Cancer Center M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute – Houston
- 1976-1982 Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
- 1973-1976 Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
- 1972-1977 Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Texas System Cancer Center M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute – Houston
- 1972-1973 Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston