- Gender:
- Female
Specialties
- Critical Care
- General Surgery
- Surgery
Hospital Admission Privileges
- Crozer-Chester Medical Center
- Delaware County Memorial Hospital
- Springfield Hospital
- Taylor Hospital
Education
Residency
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Graduate
- 1979
- Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, University of Toledo
Teaching or Professional Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Drexel University School of Medicine
- Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine
- Professor Tenet, MCP Hahnemann
- Breast Program Director, Crozer-Chester Medical Center
- Medical Director, Nathan Speare Regional Burn Center
- Hernia Committee Member, Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.)
- Fellow, International College of Surgeons,(F.I.C.S.)
- Diplomat, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
- Fellow, Society of Surgical Oncology (F.S.S.O)
Honors, Awards, etc.
"Top Doctors" in General Surgery, Main Line Today (2011)
Area of Special Interest
General Surgery: Burns, Breast, Soft Tissue Disease, Colon, Rectum, Hernia, Gall Bladder
Board Certified
Critical Care
General Surgery
Current Research
Blood Transfusion; Central Line Protocol; Soft Tissue Infection; Airway Management; Wound Care
Personal Info
I serve in various volunteer leadership roles, including:
- Cancer Liaison Physician, promoting excellence in cancer care in the community
- Pennsylvania Chairperson for Burns at the Trauma Systems Foundation, promoting excellent burn care and soft tissue wound care
- Breast cancer leader and supporter to the community in breast cancer care
Philosophy Of Care
In an open, respectful, sensitive dialogue, my patients are given their personal medical disease information and the options to treat the disease, in order to obtain the best outcome that fits their lifestyle and personal obligations.
Procedures
Burns; Breast; Soft Tissue; Laparoscopic Gall Bladder; Hernia; Colon
