Having obtained my BA in Pyschobiology and spending time in Neurosurgical research, I attended Osteopathic Medical School in NJ. I also finished 5th year rotating internship at same school before heading to Danville, PA for my 3yr residency in Emergency Medicine (EM).

 

I lived in the country on a mountain top 2 hrs from Philadelphia. I did so for about 2 years after residency and board certification exams. While there, I enjoyed cycling, mountain biking, hiking and fly fishing small streams for rainbow & brown trout.

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Enjoying colleague and professional sports, I’m a hardcore Philly sports fan of all major franchises; Eagles, Phillies, Flyers and Sixers. While my family enjoyed the country, we also were avid tennis fans and players. I loved skiing, but the winter weather is not conducive to tennis year round, so I took an offer from the EM department at Sarasota Memorial Hospital(SMH).

 

My youngest son, Andre, is named after Andre Agassi. My wife and I remarried (after 10 years) at was then known as Lipton Open in Key Bisqcayne, FL right on center court after an Agassi match.

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Not only did Sarasota offer tennis but brilliant weather year round, waterfront living, wonderful sport fishing, biking, culture and a good population for practicing medicine.

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I picked up and started Olympic style weight lifting with a certified trainer at OPTI to add to my conditioning. After a decade plus in EM at SMH my group was called upon to open Urgent Care (UC) Centers, where I played an instrumental role in the creating the successful organization.

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Since leaving SMH, I’ve practiced at UC and have 3.5 years in Primary Care where I enjoy helping patients navigate thru the medical world for optimal preventive health.

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Now after 27 years of Practice I’m starting up my own clinic and will include traditional primary and urgent care, under HealStrong.