Specialties: Immunology and Rheumatology Professional Education: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn School of Medicine,   Brooklyn, NY, cum laude 1982 Internship: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, 1983 Residency: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, 1985 Fellowship: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, 1991 Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, 1992 Years with DAC: 11

Prior to joining the DAC, I was an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado-Denver for six years, pursuing laboratory research in the basic science of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune disorders, leading to greater than 30 publications, including original research articles, book chapters, editorials, book reviews and abstracts.  I remain affiliated with the University of Colorado-Denver as a Professor of Medicine.

I am married and have two teenagers.  My interests include bicycling, back-country skiing, reading fiction and music.