Medical Education
* B.A. - Smith College, Northampton, MA, 1974 - 1978
* M.D. - Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y., 1978 - 1982
* General Surgery Residency - Temple University Hospital, 1982 - 1987
* Plastic Surgery Residency - New York University Medical Center, 1987 - 1989
* Craniofacial Fellowship - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York - 1991-1992



Other Degrees
FACS - Fellow of thge American College of Surgeon
FAACS - Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

Fellowships
Craniofacial Fellowship

Certifications
American Board of Plastic Surgery 1991 - Indefinitely
American Board of Surgery 1988 - 1999

Hospital Affiliations
Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
St. Lukes’s Baptist, San Antonio, TX
North Central Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, TX
Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Hospital Northwest, San Antonio, TX
Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Hospital Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
University Health System, San Antonio, TX

Academic Appointment
* Best Doctors in America 2005-2006
* San Antonio's Top Doctors 2006
* America's Top Surgeons in Plastic Surgery, Consumer Research Council of America 2004-2005
* Current Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio
* Professor, Chief and Program Director of the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio July 2004- August 2007
* Who’s Who in America 2007

* Served as Associate Editorial Board Member and reviewer of the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Senior Editor for Plastic Surgery Section of Cranio-Maxillofacial Trauma Journal
* Served as Chairman of the Scientific Program for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
* Educator of the Year Award 2006 at UTHSCSA
* International Health Professional of the Year 2006
* Published over 100 book chapters and articles
* Presented over a 100 presentations at the local, national and international level
* Featured on Discovery Health, Good Morning America, Texas Monthly, San Antonio Magazine, SA Living, Seventeen Magazine
* The Best in American Medicine: America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Guide 2004, 2005
* Listed in Guide to America's Top Physicians, 2003 Edition
* Woman of the Year from the American Biographical Institute, Board of International Research, 2001
* The Best Doctors in America, 1998
* Strathmore's Who's Who, 1997-1998 Edition
* Who's Who in the Midwest, 26th Edition: 1997
* The Best Doctors in America: Central Region, First Edition: 1996-1997
* Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
* Community Service Award by the American Medical Association 1994
* National and international reputation in endoscopic techniques and a respected pioneer of surgical techniques


Current Societies
* American Society of Plastic Surgeons
* Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
* American Association of Plastic Surgeons
* American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
* Plastic Surgery Research Council
* Association of Academic Chairman of Plastic Surgery
* American Medical Association
* American College of Surgeons