Activities/Interests:
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Austin Alumni
- Black American Churches Against Substance Abuse, Austin, Texas
- Spanish Language – Movies – Gardening – Spectator Sports – Reading Fiction
Education:
- University of California at Los Angeles, Master of Public Health (1973)
- Meharry Medical College, Nashville TN, Doctor of Medicine (1967)
- Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo MI, B.S. Social Sciences and Mathematics (1960)
Medical Training:
- Ventura General Hospital, Ventura CA, Family Practice Residency (1970-1972)
- National Institute of Mental Health, Forth Worth TX, Clinical Research Center (1968-1970)
- Ward Physician – Narcotics and Drug Abuse, Public Health Service Hospital, Boston MA, Rotating Internship (1967-1968)
Licensure:
Texas #D5411
Private Practice:
Family Practice Physician/Addictionologist 1989 – Present
Executive Health Services, Austin, Texas 1973 – 1989
Family Practice Physician, Oxnard, California
Consultant:
Community Clinical Research April 1, 2002 – Present
4411 Medical Parkway, Austin, Texas 78756
12151 Hunters Chase, Austin, Texas 78729
Certifications:
The American Board of Addiction Medicine. Cert.#002200 05/02/2009
Recertification – Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice 1997
Recertification – American Society of Addiction Medicine, Inc. (001973) 1996
American Society of Addiction Medicine 1986
California Society of Addiction Medicine 1983
Professional Experience:
St. David’s Pavilion
Medical Director 05/1996 – 12/2001
1025 E. 32nd Street
Austin, Texas 78705
La Hacienda’s Solutions
Consulting Addictionologist 05/1996 – 05/1999
2800 S IH-35 Suite 275
Austin, Texas 78704
Charter Hospital
Medical Consultant 10/1996 – 12/1999
8402 Cross Park Drive
Austin, Texas 78704
Federal Aviation Administration
Senior Aviation Medical Examiner 1990 – 1999
Texas Racing Commission
Medical Review Officer 1990 – 1999
CPC Capitol Hospital
Medical Director 12/1993 – 5/1996
12151 Hunter Chase Drive
Austin, Texas 78729
St. David’s Pavilion
Consultant/Medical Director 10/1993 – 12/1993
1025 E. 32nd Street
Austin, Texas 78705
The Faulkner Center
Medical Director 06/1989 – 10/1993
Austin, Texas 78705
Goleta Valley Hospital
Medical Director – Adult Care Unit 12/1988 – 05/1989
Goleta, California
Channel Islands Community Hospital
Chemical Dependency Facility 01/1981 – 05/1989
Medical Director – Adult Care Unit
Oxnard, California
Channel Islands Community Hospital
Chemical Dependency Facility 1981 – 1982
Medical Director – Adolescent Care Unit
Oxnard, California
Ventura General Hospital
Alcohol Detoxification Unit 1977 – 1980
Medical Director
Ventura, California
Raleigh Hills Hospital
Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility 1976 – 1977
Medical Director
Oxnard,California
Guardian Hospital
Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility 1974 – 1976
Medical Director
Oxnard, California
Academic Positions:
Associate Clinical Instructor 1978 -1989
Department of Medicine
University of California
Los Angeles, California
Associate Clinical Instructor 1976 – 1978
Department of Medicine
University of California at Davis
Appointments:
Chairman – Physician’s Impairment Committee 1992 - 1996
The Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin
Chairman – Deparment of OB-GYN 1977 – 1978
St. John’s Hospital, Oxnard, California
Chief of Staff 1977 – 1978
Ventura General Hospital, Ventura, California
Committees:
Physician’s Health & Rehabilitation Committee 1989 – 1997
Travis County Medical Society, Austin, Texas
Suicide Prevention Task Force 1990 – 1993
Texas Education Commission, Austin, Texas
Chairman – Well Being of Physicians 1984 – 1989
St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, CA
Diversion Evaluation 1980 – 1986
Board of Quality Assurance
State of California
Executive Committee 1977 – 1978
St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, CA
Chairman – Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee 1981 – 1989
Executive Committee – Quality Assurance
Utilization Review St. John’s Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Well Being of Physicians Committee 1980 – 1984
Ventura General Hospital, Ventura, California
Board of Directors 1980 – 1983
Alcoholism Services United, Santa Paula, California
Advisory Committee 1974 – 1976
Health Services Agency of Ventura County
Ventura, California
Associations:
Travis County Medical Society
Ventura County Medical Society
National Medical Association
American Society of Addiction Medicine
American Academy of Family Practice
American Holistic Medical Association (Past)
Special Appointments:
Member of Department of Consumer Affairs
Diversion Evaluation Committee for Physicians
10th District Board of Medical Quality Assurance
Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Appointee
Awards:
1986 Citizen of the Year – Ventura Chapter NAACP

