Education Diplomas and Memberships Postgraduate Training Private Medical Practice Past & Present Appointments

Special Interests Research Contributions Presentations to the Public Publications Ongoing Research

Education

• Queens College
  (undergraduate and premedical school)
  Taunton, Somerset, England, 1959-1964
• St. Thomas’ Hospital Medical School
  London University, England 1964-1969
• Bachelor of Medicine, London University
• Bachelor of Surgery, London University

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Diplomas & Memberships

• Member, Royal College of Surgeons, 1969
  Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, 1969
  E.C.F.M.G., 1970
• Licentiate, Medical Council of Canada, 1972
  F.L.E.X., 1978
• Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1982
• Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1982
• Diplomate, Accreditation Council for Gynecological Endoscopy, 1998
• Member, International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy
• Member, American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists
• Member, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
• Lifetime Member, Australian Gynecological Endoscopy Society
• Member, European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy
• Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine
• Member, Board of Directors, American Association of Office Endoscopy

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Postgraduate Training

House Officer in Medicine Barnet General Hospital, Hertfordshire, England, December 1969 - June 1970 House Officer in Surgery Bolingbroke General Hospital, London, England July 1970 - December 1970 Resident in Pediatrics Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January 1971 - January 1972 Resident in Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA, October 1975 - October 1977

Chief Resident, Obstetrics/Gynecology University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA October 1977 – October 1978 Course in Diagnostic Hysteroscopy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA 1985 Laser and Endoscopy Course 1987 Clinical Course in Surgical Pelviscopy University of Kiel 1987 Sclerotherapy & Endovenous Laser Treatment 2003 Certification in use of DaVinci Laparoscopic System 2006 Course in Vaser Liposuction treatments 2006

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Private Medical Practice

• Tofino, British Columbia, Canada, March 1972 - September 1975
• Santa Barbara, California, USA, October 1978-Present

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Past Appointments

Medical Director Tofino General Hospital Tofino, B.C., Canada July 1972 - June 1974 Chairman of OB/Gynecology Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, California, USA 1987 - 1989, 1993 – 1995

Chairman of Perinatology Committee Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California, USA 1987 – 1989 President TriCounty Obstetrics and Gynecology Society, Santa Barbara, California, USA 1994 – 1996

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Present Appointments

Chair, Institutional Review Board De La Vina SurgiCenter, Santa Barbara, California, USA Director Santa Barbara Obstetrics & Gynecology Santa Barbara, California, USA Director Santa Barbara Fertility and Endoscopy Center Santa Barbara, California, USA Director Department of Gynecology De La Vina SurgiCenter, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Active Staff Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, California, USA Courtesy Staff Goleta Valley Community Hospital Santa Barbara, California, USA Advisory Board Patton Medical Corporation, Austin, Texas, USA Advisory Board, American Medical Systems Advisory Board, Surgrx Corporation, California USA Board Member, International Society of Gynecological Indoscopy, second 4 year term

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Special Interests

• Endoscopic Surgery
• Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility
• Urogynecology
• Robotic ally Assisted Surgery
• Hormone Replacement Therapy - Bioidentichal Hormones

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Research, Contributions & Presentations

• Renal Transplantation. Medical College of Virginia July-September 1968
• Malabsorption Syndromes in Children. Royal Jubilee Hospital Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 1971
• Management in Breech Presentations in Ten Years at Denver General Hospital. 1978
• Robotics in Gynecological Surgery. ACOG.AGM Seminar May, 1994
• Obstetrical Emergencies Emergency Medical Systems of Santa Barbara County.
  Santa Barbara, California, USA ,October, 1994
• Robotics and Gynecological Surgery. AAGL October, 1994
• Avoiding Trocar Related Injuries. Robotic vs. Human Assistants in Laparoscopic Surgery. World Congress of Gynecological Laparoscopy Jerusalem, Israel, February, 1995
• Avoiding Trocar Related Injuries. Robotic vs. Human Assistants in Laparoscopic Surgery.
  International Society of Gynecological Endoscopy London, England, February, 1995
• New Instrumentation in Micro-Endoscopy. First World Congress of Micro Endoscopy and Fertility Promoting Surgery Santa Fe, New Mexico, August, 1995
• Solo Surgery with the Aid of Robotic Assistant. Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland, November, 1995
• Solo Surgery with the Aid of Robotic Assistant. TeleMed, London, England, November, 1995
• Solo Surgery with the Aid of Robotic Assistant. Micro-Endoscopy as an Adjunct Operative Laparoscopy AAGL, Orlando, Florida, USA November, 1995
• The Role of Robotics in Gynecological Laparoscopy. The Radially Expanding Veress Needle. International Congress Hong Kong , China, December, 1995
• Pelvic Floor Relaxation. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. Primary Care Physicians Seminar
  Santa Barbara, California, USA, April, 1996
• Robotics. Laparoscopic Ultrasound – Clinical Applications. The Radially Expanding Veress Needle. International Society for Gynecological Endoscopy Chicago, Illinois, USA, April, 1996
• Robotic Laparoscope Control Evaluation. Laparoscopic Ultrasound – Clinical Applications. The Role of Virtual Reality, Computers and Robotics in Gynecology. Avoiding Laparoscopic Complications. International Congress for Gynecological Endoscopy Paris, France June, 1996
• Laparoscopic Intraoperative Ultrasound. Surgeons Postgraduate Course Society of Laparoendoscopic New York City, New York, USA October, 1996
• Laparoscopic Intraoperative Ultrasound. The Role of Virtual Reality, Computers and Robotics in Gynecology. Microendoscopy as an Adjunct to operative Laparoscopy. Laparoscopic Ultrasound -An Evaluation. AAGL Chicago, Illinois, USA October, 1996
• Avoiding Laparoscopic Complications Through New Technology. Virtual Reality, Computers and Robotics in Gynecology. International Congress Portoroz, Slovenia October, 1996
• Laparoscopic Intraoperative Ultrasound. Office Ultrasound for the General Surgeon and Gynecologist. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Postgraduate Course December, 1996
• Intraoperative Laparoscopic Ultrasound. Computers and Robotics in Gynecology. Avoiding Complications Through New Technology. International Congress for Gynecological Endoscopy Greifswald, Germany March, 1997
• Microendoscopy and New Technologies in Gynecology. Program Chair Santa Barbara, California, USA June, 1997
• The Clinical Experience of Robotics in Gynecological Endoscopy. The Operating Room 2000 Santa Barbara, California, USA, June, 1997
• Laparoscopic Ultrasound and Evaluation. Computers and Robotics in Gynecological Surgery. Utilizing New Technology to Avoid Complications in Laparoscopic Surgery. International Congress of Gynecological Endoscopy Rome, Italy, June, 1997
• Robotics and Computers in Gynecological Endoscopy. Avoiding Laparoscopic Complications Through New Technology. Australian Gynecological Endoscopy Society Sydney, Australia, August, 1997
• Robotic Laparoscope Control – Voice Activated. An Alternative Entry System in High Risk Patients. Infrared Ureteral Catheters – An Evaluation. Postgraduate Course in Microendoscopy AGL Seattle, Washington, USA, September, 1997
• Robotic and Gynecological Endoscopy -Where Do We Go From Here? An Alternative Access System in High Risk Patients. 30 Minute Solo Surgery - Bladder Neck Suspension. European Society For Gynecological Endoscopy Birmingham, England, December, 1997
• Clinical Demands in the Operating Room 2000. New Technology in Microendoscopy. Laparoscopic Ultrasound and Evaluation. An Alternative Access in High Risk Patients. Robotics and Laparoscopy - Where Do We Go From Here? 30 Minute Bladder Neck Suspension Solo Surgery. Infrared Ureteral Catheters and Evaluation. International Society For Gynecological Endoscopy, Sun City, South Africa, March, 1998
• Integrating New Technology into Gynecological Office Practice. ACOG AGM , May, 1998
• The Past, The Present and The Future. Laparoscopic Treatment of the Adnexal Mass. Symposium Medicus Innovations in Gynecology San Francisco, California, USA, August, 1998
• The Past, The Present and The Future. Laparoscopic Treatment of the Adnexal Mass. Symposium Medicus Innovations in Gynecology Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA, August, 1998
• The Past, The Present and The Future. Laparoscopic Treatment of the Adnexal Mass. Symposium Medicus Innovations in Gynecology New York City, New York, USA, September, 1998
• The Past, The Present and The Future. Laparoscopic Treatment of the Adnexal Mass. Symposium Medicus, Innovations in Gynecology, Phoenix, Arizona, October, 1998
• The Radially Expanding Access System - Setting New Standards. "Avoiding Laparoscopic Injury
  Complications in High Risk Patients. AAGL, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 1998
• The Radially Expanding Access System - Setting New Standards European Society for Gynecological Endoscopy, Switzerland, December, 1998
• Pelvic Ultrasound - A Course in Ultrasonography. Bladder Neck Suspension with Robotic Assistance. Course in Urogynecology. Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons, San Diego, California
• Consensus Meeting in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom March, 1999
• The Radially Expanding Access System - Setting New Standards. International Society for Gynecological Endoscopy, Montreal, Canada May, 1999
• The Benefits of Laparoscopy as an Adjunct to Vaginal Hysterectomy. Laparoscopic Treatment for the Suspicious Adnexal Mass. The Past, Present and Future of Gynecological Surgery. Safe Laparoscopic Entry. Australian Gynecological Endoscopy Society, Adelaide, Australia May, 1999
• Symposium on Fertiloscopy - A New and Efficient Tool for Infertility Evaluation. European Society for Human Reproduction and Endocrinology, Tours, France June, 1999
• Faculty Course in Fertiloscopy. Clermont-Ferrand, France June, 1999
• Safe Laparoscopic Entry. The Past, Present and Future of Gynecological Surgery. ISGE Regional Meeting, Cairo, Egypt September, 1999
• The Past, Present and Future of Gynecological Surgery. European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy, Stockholm, Sweden "Safe Laparoscopic Entry" September, 1999
• Safe Laparoscopic Entry. A New Method for Laparoscopic Entry in High Risk Patients. Fertiloscopy - New and Efficient Methods for Infertility Evaluation. Nuclear Dye Staining by Methylene Blue - A New Evaluation of Fallopian Tubal Function. AAGL Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, November, 1999
• A Combination of Old Techniques and New Technology to Avoid Laparoscopic Entry Complications in High Risk Patients.
• Fertiloscopy - A New and Efficient Method of Evaluation in Infertility Patients.
• Nuclear Dye Staining by Methylene Blue - A New Evaluation of Fallopian Tubal Function. Society of Laparoscopic Endoscopic Surgeons, New York, December, 1999
• Making the Case for the Radially Expanding Access System. World Congress on Gynecological Endoscopy, Tel Aviv, Israel, March, 2000
• Safer Technologies for Primary Entry. Computers and Robotics in the Operating Room. Annual Congress of the International Society for Gynecological Endoscopy, Gold Coast Queensland, Australia April, 2000
• Safer Laparoscopic Entry for High Risk Patients. Endometriosis 2000, London, England May, 2000
• Safe Entry Techniques of Laparoscopic Surgery. Annual Course in Laparoscopic Surgery, Ljubljana, Slovenia May, 2000
• Computers and Robotics in Laparoscopic Surgery. Mexican Gynecological Endoscopy Society Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico July, 2000
• The Radially Expanding Access System. FIGO World Congress, Washington D.C. September, 2000
• Safe Entry Techniques and Avoidance of Complications. Fertiloscopy - A New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tool. ART in Y2K, India October, 2000
• Computers and Robotics in the Operating Room 2000. AAGL
  Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November, 2000
• Safe Entry Techniques, May 2001, Rome, Italy
• Consensus Meeting in Surgical Training, Perth Australia 2002
• Hysterectomy 2020 - Key note lecture,
  Australia Gyn Endoscopy Society, Melborne, May 2003
• Surgrx Enseal System for Sealing and Cutting Vessels, AAGL 2004
• Trans Cervical Sterilization Techniques, ISGE World Congress, London 2005
• Guest Lecturer, Southwestern OBGYN Society
  Annual Meeting Park City UT September 2005
• Comparison of Cutting and Sealing Laposcopic Instriments
  AAGL Annual Meeting, Chicago November 2005

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Presentations to the Public

Infertility, The Good News. Community Health Forum, Santa Barbara, California, USA, September, 1995

Alternatives to Hysterectomy. University Club, Santa Barbara, California, USA, July, 1998

Infertility and Endometriosis Coral Casino, Santa Barbara, California, USA, August, 1998

Pelvic Floor Relaxation and Urinary Incontinence. Coral Casino, Santa Barbara, California, USA
September, 1998

Alternatives to Hysterectomy Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, California, USA
September, 1999

Infertility and Endometriosis Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, California, USA October, 1999

Pelvic Floor Relaxation and Urinary Incontinence Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, November, 1999

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Publications

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	Prenatal Diagnosis and Subsequent Team Approach to the Management of Omphalocele. Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Vol. 24, p. 134, March 1980
	Solo Surgery - With the Aid of Robotic Assistant. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Vol. II, Supplement 1, 1996, pp. 46-48
	A New Radially Expanding Access System for Laparoscopic Procedures Versus Conventional Cannulas AAGL Journal, August 1996 Vol.3 pp. 609-615. Copyright © 1996 The Journal of the Americal Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. Reprinted by permission. For other articles on gynecologic endoscopy, please visit the AAGL's website at www.aagl.com
	Laparoscopic Intraoperative Ultrasonography. Surgical Technology International, V, 1996, pp. 103-1088. Reproduced with permission from Universal Medical Press, Inc. For reprints with clearer images contact: Universal Medical Press, Inc. Surgical Technology International, 2443 Fillmore Street, Suite 229, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA Tel. +1 415 436 9790 ISBN 0-9643425-4-5
	New Generation Entry Devices: Making the case for the radially expanding access system. Gynaecological Endoscopy, (8), 1999 pp. 391-395. Reprinted with permission from Blackwell Science, LTD.
	The Role of Computers and Robotics in Endoscopic Surgery. Surgical Technology International, VIII, 1999, 23-27. Reproduced with permission from Universal Medical Press, Inc. For reprints with clearer images contact: Universal Medical Press, Inc. Surgical Technology International, 2443 Fillmore Street, Suite 229, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA Tel. +1 415 436 9790
	Randomized Trial Comparing a Radially Expandable Needle System With Cutting Trocars. Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Inc. (4), 2000, pp. 11-15. Reprinted from JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons with Permission of The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.
	An Alternative Entry System in a High Risk Patient - submitted for publication.

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Ongoing Research

• Fertiloscopy, A New Approach to Fertility Investigation