Expertise:
Metabolic syndromes; Family medicine
Favorite Business Publication:
Patient Care; American Family Physician; Geriatrics
Hobbies/Sports:
Traveling; Teaching the Old Testament; Reading; Attending symphonies
Education Degrees:
Residency in Psychiatry, U.S. Navy; Residency, Department of Family Medicine, East Tennessee State University (1982); MD, The University of Tennessee (1977); Coursework in Physics, The University of Tennessee (1977)
Affiliations Awards:
The Phi Beta Kappa Society; Sigma Pi Sigma; Phi Eta Sigma; Eta Sigma Phi
Charity:
Various Indian Charitable Organizations and Schools; Pro Bono Medical Care, Local Homeless Shelter
Number Of Years In Profession:
35
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Evaluating, treating and monitoring patients; Overseeing the cardiopulmonary care unit
Awards/Honors:
Lifetime Achievement Award, United Cultural Convention(2012); Outstanding Intellectual in the 21st Century in Medicine, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK (2011); Hippocrates Award, American Biographic Institute(2011); Five-Time Honoree, America's Top Family Doctor, Consumers' Research Council of America (2006-2010)