- MD from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia in 1987.
- Internship and Cardiovascular Surgery Assistantship, Nova Scotia, 1987 – 1989.
- General Surgery Residency in Calgary, Alberta 1989 - 1991.
- Anesthesia Residency in Calgary, Alberta 1992 - 1996.
- Pediatric Anesthesia Clinical Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1996 – 1997.
- Attending Physician, Seattle Children’s Hospital, 1997 – 2001 and 2002 – 2004.
- Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Calgary, 2001 – 2002.
- Staff Anesthesiologist, Tacoma General and Mary Bridge Children’s Hospitals, Tacoma, 2004 - 2011.
- Three-time winner of UW Excellence in Resident Training (1999, 2000, 2004).
- Board-Certified Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
- Provided anesthesia for cleft lip and palate patients in rural Argentina.
