- Gender:
- Male
- Year began practicing:
- 1973
Special Procedures
- coronary artery bypass grafts (on & off pump)
- surgery for congestive heart failure
- thoracic aorta resection and repair
- valvular heart surgery and mitral valve repair
- video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)
Participating Insurances*
- AETNA
- ASR PPO
- BCN Medicare Advantage
- Blue Care Network
- Blue Cross Blue Preferred Plus
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross PPO & Comm. Blue
- CC-Blue Care Network III
- CC-Cigna
- CC-Midland Public Schools
- CC-MidMichigan Health
- CC-Northwood University
- CC-SC Johnson Wax
- CC-Three Rivers Corporation
- CC-US Health and Life
- Central Health Plan
- CHAMPVA
- Cofinity (formerly PPOM)
- CoventryCares of Michigan
- HealthPlus Commercial HMO
- HealthPlus Medicare Adv. HMO
- HealthPlus Medicare Adv. PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare Advantage (BCBS)
- Midland Health Plan
- Molina
- Priority Health
- Priority Health HMO
- Priority Health MA HMO/PPO
- Priority Health PPO
- TriCare (Champus)
- TriCare for Life
- TriCare Standard & Extra
Education
Education
- Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
Residency
- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, THORACIC SURGERY
Fellowship
- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Internships
- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Professional Memberships
Fellow - American College of Surgeons, Fellow - American College of Cardiology, Fellow - American College of Chest Physicians, Saginaw County Medical Society, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Director - Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Southern Thoracic Surgical Society, Michigan State Medical Society, International Society for Heart Transplantation
Philosophy
To make people whole, I believe it's important to have a total understanding of their medical problems in the context of family, friends and their life experience.
Practice
MidMichigan Physicians Group
*Insurance Disclaimer
These are the insurance plans in which this individual is a "participating provider." This provider may accept other insurance, but your costs may be higher if they do not "participate" in your plan.
