EDUCATION:
Undergraduate
University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island BA, 1972
Medical School
University of Bologna, College of Medicine and Surgery Bologna, Italy 1972-1979
POST GRADUATE TRAINING:
Internship
Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island General Surgery July 1, 1979-June 30, 1980
Residency
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island Otolaryngology July 1, 1980-June 30, 1983
POST RESIDENCY TRAINING:
Laser surgery
Beth Israel Hospital and Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts 1983
Laryngeal laser surgery
Northwestern University 1984
Laryngovideostroboscopy
Vanderbilt University 1999
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND BOARD CERTIFICATION:
State License
Rhode Island 8/19/81
Board Certification
American Board of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, 1986
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology
Brown University School of Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Surgery
Tufts University School of Medicine
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Rhode Island Hospital 1984 - present
St. Joseph's Hospital 1948 - present
MEMBERSHIPS IN SOCIETIES
Rhode Island Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgeons
New England Otolaryngological Society
American Academy of Otolaryngology
American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
EDUCATION
Graduate
M.S., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Boston, May 2008
Physician Assistant Studies
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
B.S., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Boston, May 2006
Major: Health Sciences
Undergraduate
B.A., Boston University, Boston, May 2003
Major: Biology with a Specialization in Neuroscience
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Physician Assistant — Certified (PA-C)
June 2008 - Present
Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), 06/2008.
Recertified 12/2010, 12/2012, 12/2014, 12/2016, 12/2018.
Physician Assistant & Controlled Substance Registration (RI)
June 2008 — Present
Licensed by the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Department of Health, 06/2008.
Recertified 06/2009, 06/2011, 06/2013, 06/2015, 06/2017, 06/2019.
Entered Clinical Practice: 06/2008
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
Fellow Member, 2008-Present
Student Member, 2006-2008
Rhode Island Academy of Physician Assistants (RIAPA)
Fellow Member, 2008-Present
Government Relations Committee Member, 2014-Present
Director at Large, 2016-2019
Treasurer, 2019-Present
Rhode Island Medical Society (RIMS)
Physician Assistant Member, 2015-Present
Society of PAs in Otorhinolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery (SPAO-HNS)
Fellow Member, 2017 — Present
Society of Emergency Medicine PAs (SEMPA)
Fellow Member, 2017— Present
Monday:
8:00 am-5:00 pm
Tuesday:
8:00 am-5:00 pm
Wednesday:
8:00 am-5:00 pm
Thursday:
8:00 am-5:00 pm
Friday:
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Saturday:
Closed
Sunday:
Closed