About

I am a third generation AZ born and raised in the Great State 48. For my Arizona audience, I graduated from Coronado High School in Scottsdale in 1985. I enlisted in the Navy in the summer of 1985, and was then accepted into the United States Naval Academy and graduated with the class of 1990.

I served in various duties; from a submarine officer, radiation health officer and then a radiation safety officer. The navy sent me to medical school and I graduated from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2002.

I returned to the navy and I completed my internship at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego in 2003. Enjoyed my first wartime deployment 1 week after completing internship.

The navy sent me to Los Angeles, California from 2005-2009 and was fortunate to train with an excellent group of staff physicians. I completed my Radiation Oncology residency at the Los Angeles County/University of Southern California (USC) Medical Centers.

I returned to the Naval Medical Center, San Diego where I spent the next six years as a staff physician, head of the Radiation Oncology Division, and Medical Director. I retired as a Commander in 2015. I completed 22 years of active duty service and am grateful for having the honor of serving our country and taking care of the men and women that have defended our country.

I returned to my home state and began my new career as the Radiation Oncology physician and Medical Director at Yuma Regional Medical Center, Cancer Center.