Education and Training

• St. John's Medical College (Bangalore, India)
• Internship and Residency- St. Martha's Hospital (Bangalore, India)
• Internship - Hospital of St. Raphael (New Haven, CT)
• Residency in Internal Medicine - Allegheny General Hospital (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Fellowship in Cardiology - Allegheny General Hospital (Pittsburgh, PA)

Certification

• American Board of Internal Medicine -- 1978
• American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases -- 1981

Professional Experience

• Cardiologist Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA -- 1985-present
• Consulting Cardiologist Butler Memorial Hospital; Butler, PA -- 1988-present
• Consulting Cardiologist Ellwood City Hospital; Ellwood City, PA -- 1988-present
• Consulting Cardiologist UPMC South Side; Pittsburgh, PA -- 1992-present
• Consulting Cardiologist Mon Valley Hospital; Monongahela, PA -- 1989-present
• Consulting Cardiologist Jefferson Regional Medical Center; Pittsburgh, PA -- 1989-present
• Consulting Cardiologist Indiana Hospital; Indiana, PA -- 1999-present
• Consulting Cardiologist Ohio Valley Hospital; McKees Rocks, PA -- 2001-present
• Staff Cardiologist V.A. Medical Center Ashville, NC -- 1980-1982
• Consulting Cardiologist Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA -- 1982- present
• Cardiologist St. Francis Central Hospital (Central Medical Center & Hospital) Pittsburgh, PA -- 1982-2000

Administrative Responsibilities

• President, SouthWestern Pennsylvania Cardiovascular Associates, 1986 to present
• President, Pittsburgh Medical Associates, 1986-present
• Director, Mercy Cardiac Outreach Program, 2000-present
• Director of Cardiac Cath Lab/Nuclear Cardiology - St. Francis Central Hospital, 1983-2000
• Director of Intensive Care Unit - St. Francis Central Hospital, 1984 - 2000
• Board Member, Board of Directors - St. Francis Central Hospital, 1990-2000
• Member of Executive Committee - St. Francis Central Hospital, 1990-2000
• Director of Cardiac Cath Lab - St. Francis Medical Center, 1993-1998

Research and Teaching Experience

• Principal Investigator for unstable Angina Study (VA coop. Study #28)
• Principal Investigator for Laser Cath, Trimedyne, Inc., July 1988
• Clinical Investigator/Phase III Percutaneous Coronary
• Laserprobe Catheter, July 1988, through Trimedyne, Inc.
• Lecturer/Teacher - Osteopathic Internship Program at St. Francis Central Hospital, 1987 - 2000

Professional and Society Memberships

• Pennsylvania Medical Society
• Allegheny County Medical Society
• American Medical Association
• American College of Cardiology, Fellow
• American College of Angiology, Fellow
• Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions, Fellow