Education

• Sept., 1969 - April, 1973 Bachelor of Science
  University of Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh. PA. 15260
  
• Sept., 1974 - June, 1978 Doctor of Dental Medicine
  University of Pittsburgh
  School of Dental Medicine
  Pittsburgh, PA. 15261
  
• July, 1978 - June, 1979 General Practice Dental Residency
  Queens Medical Center
  1301 Punchbowl Street
  P.0. Box 861
  Honolulu, HI 96808
  
• July, 1979 - June, 1982 Certificate in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  U.C.L.A. Medical Center
  Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  10833 Le Conte Avenue
  Westwood Village, CA 90024
  

Present Position

• June, 1993 - present West Coast Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Center
  11980 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 503
  Los Angeles, CA 90049
  310.820.6691 Fax: 310-820-5791
• June, 1991 - present Co-director, U.C.L.A.
  Dental Implant Center
  U.C.L.A.. School of Dentistry
  
• July, 1982 - present Visiting Lecturer
  Associate Clinical Professor
  Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  U.C.L.A., School of Dentistry
  
• July, 1982 - present Adjunct Faculty
  Department of Hospital Dentistry
  UCLA., Hospital and Clinic
  

Professional Organizations

• 1974 - 1978 American Student Dental Association
  
• 1978 - present Supreme Chapter, Delta Sigma Delta
  
• 1982 - present American Dental Association
  
• 1982 - present Western Dental Society
  
• 1984 - present American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
  
• 1984 - present Southern California Academy of Oral Pathology
  
• 1985 - present Western Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
  
• 1986 - present Academy of Osseointegration
  
• 1990 - present Pierre Fauchard Academy
  
• 1994 - present Irving Gold Foil Study Club
  
• 1995 - present Westside Dental Academy
  
• 1995 - present Westside Study Club
  

Certifications

• 1978 Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners
  
• 1978 Pennsylvania Board of Dental Examiners
  
• 1978 Hawaii Board of Dental Examiners
  
• 1979 California Board of Dental Examiners
  
• 1980 Basic CPR Instructor
  
• 1983 Advance Cardiac Life Support Provider
  
• 1978 International College of Dentists Award
  
• 1978 The American Association of Endodontics Award
  
• 1979 University of Pittsburgh, Honor Convocation
  
• 1979 Hawaii Dental Association
  76th Scientific Session
  Outstanding Table Clinic Award
  
• 1986 Who’s Who in California Historical Society
  
• 1988 "La Medaille de la Ville Dc Paris’ Congress International, Association Dentaire Francaise
  

Clinical Research

• 1996 - present Recombinant Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (rhBMP-2)
  Protocol C953 1 -11.: Randomized Parallel Evaluation of
  rhBMP-2ACS and Standard Bone Grafting Materials for
  Maxillary Sinus Augmentation
  Sponsor: Genetics Institute, Inc.
  
• 1998 - present Recombinant Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (rhBMP-2)
  Protocol C9530- Ii: A Pivotal, Randomized, Parallel
  Evaluation of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic
  Protein-2/ACS and Bone Graft for Maxillary Sinus
  Augmentation
  Sponsor: Genetics Institute, Inc.
  

Publications

• Brain Research 99(1975)319-337
  Tail pinch-induced eating, gnawing and licking behavior
  in rats: Dependence on the Nigrostriatal Dopamine System.
  
• J. Pharm. Pharmca. 28(1975) 66-67
  Communications: Inhibition of tyrosine hydroxylase but not dopamine-beta-hydrOXYl8SC facilitates the action of behaviorally ineffective doses of neuroleptics.
  
• Publisher’s Yearbook (1980)
  of Dental Abstracts Hyperventilation Syndrome: Report of Cast
  
• Dental Clinics at (1989) vol. 33, No. 4, Oct; 665-681
  North America Soft-Tissue Modifications of Surgical Techniques for Placement and Uncovering of Osseointegrated Implants.
  
• Int. J. Oral & Maxillofac. Surg. (1993)22, 272-277
  Surgical Considerations for Endosseous Implants in the Craniofacial Region: a 3-Year Report.
  
• I. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. (1993)51:857-862
  Maxillary Sinus Augmentation: Histomorphometric
  Analysis of Graft Materials for Maxillary Sinus
  Floor Augmentation.
• Int. J. Oral & Maxilliofacial Surgery: (1996)11:760-766
  Augmentation of Maxillary Sinus Floor With Particutated Mandible: A Histologic and Histomophometric Study.
• Int. J of Prosthetic Dentistry (1998)79:304-309
  Osseointegrated implants and orbital defects:
  U.C.L.A. experience.