CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

1980-1984	Diploma and Valedictorian, S. H. Rider High School; Wichita Falls, TX
1984-1988	A.B., magna cum laude (Biology/Chemistry), Bryn Mawr College; Bryn Mawr, PA
1988-1992	M.D., University of Texas Health Science Center; San Antonio, TX

1992-1995

Internship and Residency, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center; Ann Arbor, MI

1995-2000	Clinical Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
2000-2001	Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

1986-1987	Student Intern, Treasurer's Office, Bryn Mawr College; financial and institutional research as well as statistics compilation
1987-1988	Research Assistant, Biology Department, Bryn Mawr College
1988	Summer Intern, Identification of glycolipid-linked proteins and characterization of putative phospholipase C activity in Tetrahymena cells, Merck Sharpe & Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ
1989	Summer Intern, Characterization of acetylcholine receptors in rat brains and correlation with Alzheimer's disease, National Institutes on Aging, Bethesda, MD
1995-2001	University of Michigan Health System at Chelsea Internal Medicine, Chelsea, MI
2001-2006	Department of Internal Medicine, Santa Cruz Medical Foundation; Santa Cruz, CA
2006-present	Private practice specializing in hormone balancing, metabolism, nutrition, and general preventive medicine; Capitola, CA

Merck Sharpe & Dohme Research Laboratories; funded collaborative senior research project, 1987-1988

Medical Licensure:	State of Michigan, 1992-2001, currently inactive status
	State of Texas, 1992-2000, currently inactive status
	State of California, 2001-present, active status
Board Certification:	Internal Medicine, 1995
	Recertified, 2005-present

1986-1987	Charles E. Dana Foundation Grants; Bryn Mawr College
1987	Helena Rubinstein Summer Science Research Award; Bryn Mawr College
1988	Graduated with Biology and Chemistry Departmental Honors
1988	Magna Cum Laude, Bryn Mawr College
	Harriet Judd Sartain Memorial Medical Scholarship
	Jane V. Myers Memorial Medical Scholarship
1995	Elected to membership at the Texas Medical Foundation
2000	Elected to the national registry of "Who's Who in Medicine"

Supervise Physician Assistant at Chelsea Internal Medicine 1995-2001; Chelsea, MI
Teaching House Officers rotating through Chelsea Internal Medicine 1995-2001; Chelsea, MI
Recognized for "significant efforts in teaching residents in ambulatory care" by the American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine in 1999
Clinical Skills Instructor for medical students 2000-2001
Supervise Physician Assistant at Santa Cruz Medical Foundation 2004-2005; Santa Cruz,CA

1996	Presentation on Diagnosis & Prevention of Skin Cancer, Chelsea Proving Grounds; Chelsea, MI
1996	Presentation on Diagnosis & Prevention of Skin Cancer, Chelsea Community Hospital; Chelsea, MI
1996	Presentation on Panic Disorder and Correlation with Chest Pain, Primary Care Conference, University of Michigan, Division of General Medicine; Ann Arbor, MI
1997	Presentation on Fibromyalgia, Primary Care Conference, University of Michigan, Division of General Medicine; Ann Arbor, MI
1997	Presentation for Health Night Out at Chelsea Community Hospital - Preventive Health Care Topics: Breast Cancer, Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy, Screening Mammography, and Screening Pap Smears; Chelsea, MI
1998	Drafting of "Guidelines for the Management of Obesity" at Chelsea Internal Medicine; Chelsea, MI
1998	Founded "Wednesday Night Book Club"; Ann Arbor, MI
2000	Article on "Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease" for The Chelsea Standard
2000	Article on "Alzheimer's Disease" for Chelsea Community Hospital's Health Watch
2005	Physician Champion for Women's Heart Advantage, Sutter Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz, CA