Our Providers

HOMETOWN

Chicago, Illinois

EDUCATION

• Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, August 1973 – June 1977
• Medical School: Doctor of Medicine, University of Illinois College of  Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, July 1977 – June 1981
• Residency: Family Practice Program, University Hospital, Pensacola, Florida, July 1981 – June 1984
• Board Status: Board Certified by the American Board of  Family Practice, July 1984

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Valedictorian Hubbard High School, 1973
• Phi Eta Sigma Freshman National Honor Fraternity, 1974
• Alpha Epsilon Delta Medical Honor Fraternity, 1975
• University of Illinois College of Medicine – Granville A. Bennett, 1984
• Fellow American Academy of Family Physicians, 1985
• Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans, 1992
• Saraland Citizen of the Year, 1995
• University of South Alabama College of Medicine, 2000
• AOA Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award, 2000
• University of South Alabama Department of Physician Assistant Primary Care Recognition Award, 2016

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Private Practice – Family Medicine, January 1985 – July 2018
• North Mobile Community Hospital – Satsuma, Alabama, January 1985 – November 1987
• Springhill Memorial Hospital – Mobile, Alabama, March 1985 – Present
• Mobile Infirmary – Mobile, Alabama, October 1986 – November 2003
• Providence Hospital – Mobile, Alabama, October 1986 – March 2004
• Autumn Breeze Nursing Home – Eight Mile, Alabama, January 1985 – October 1991
• Clinical Associate Professor – University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community, July 1995 – Present
• Associate Medical Director – United HealthCare, May 1999 – October 2007
• IPA  Medical Director – Healthspring, November 2007 – Present
• Local Medical Director – SouthernCare Hospice, September 1999 – October 2004
• Chief Medical Director – Coastal Hospice, December 2005 – March 2013
• Associate Medical Director – Gentiva Hospice, May 2013 – September 2014
• Associate Medical Director – Saad’s Hospice, November 2014 – Present

SOCIETIES:

• Mobile County Medical Society
• Medical Association of the State of Alabama
• American Academy of Family Physicians
• Alabama Academy of Family Physicians
• Southern Medical Association
• MENSA

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Saraland Lions Club,  1985-Present (President – 1989-90, Secretary – 1991-93, Director – 1993-96, Youth Chairman – 1997-2014)
• Saraland Area Chamber of Commerce, 1985-Present (Director – 1987-90, Treasurer – 1990, Director – 1992-93, President – 1994, Chairman of the Board – 1995, VP Administration – 1996-2000)
• Councilmember – City of Saraland, Alabama, 1996-2010  (Council President – 2004-2010)
• Mayor – City of Saraland, Alabama, 2011-Present
• Saraland Civic Forum, 1995-Present (President – 1998-99, 2005-2006) 
• Team Physician – Satsuma High School, 1985-2007
• Team Physician – Saraland City School System, 2008 – Present
• Member – Saraland Planning Commission, 1996-2004 (Chairman – 2002-2003)   
• Advisor – North Mobile Medical Explorers (Boy Scouts of America), 1994-2003