I am a native of the State of Arizona, and was born and raised in Phoenix. My undergraduate education is from the University of Arizona and my medical degree was obtained at the University of Oregon in Portland. My Anesthesiology residency was at the University of California, Los Angeles, and after the completion of this residency I served my country in the United States Army for two years.

The first year I was Chief of Anesthesia and Operative Services at the 85th Evacuation Hospital in Phu Bai, Vietnam, and my second year was at Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco. The united States Army awarded me a bronze star for my Vietnam service. After military service I became an academician in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. My interest in vascular access while in this faculty position led to the development and the first description of the flexible angiographic wire catheter guide (J-wire) to facilitate central vascular access. One of my current practice associates, Dr. Thomas Webster, participated in this effort which I feel is one of my most important contributions to the practice of medicine and anesthesiology. After a little more than 11 years in academic medicine, I began my career in private practice with Tanque Verde Anesthesiologists (1983) which later became Old Pueblo Anesthesia.

I currently hold a clinical appointment at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology at the rank of clinical professor. I continue to be active in organized medicine and organized anesthesiology. I currently serve as Director of District 21 of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico). I am a senior associate examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology and serve on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Anesthesiology. I serve on the Executive Committee of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation as its Treasurer.

I have published more than 60 peer-reviewed papers and four books. The most recent book is titled, "Clinical Monitoring: Practical Applications for Anesthesiology and Critical Care." This is a 2001 publication by W.B. Saunders. My coeditors for this book are Carol Lake, M.D. and Roberta Hines, M.D. This book currently is considered the industry standard on the subject of monitoring.

Within Old Pueblo Anesthesia, I serve as Director of Education, Peer Review, Quality Assurance, and Risk Management. We have a data collection system which has been in existence since 1987 that allows us to track our anesthesiology activities and problems so as to continually improve quality of care. We published an article regarding this system in the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation newsletter in 1994. I also serve as Medical Director of Perioperative Services for Tucson Medical Center. My primary clinical area of interest is outpatient anesthesia and office based anesthesia in particular. I feel honored and privileged to be able to practice in Old Pueblo Anesthesia which is composed of the finest anesthesiologists and individuals that I have had the opportunity to know and work with during my career.