September 2, 1960
Batesville, Arkansas
2793 Millennium Drive, Suite 1
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
Website: neurosurgerycenter.net
(479) 582-9025 phone
(479) 582-1572 fax
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
1978-1982 B.A. Chemistry with High Honors
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas
1982-1986 Doctor of Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Department of General Surgery 1986-87
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Neurological Surgery 1987-92
American Board of Neurological Surgeons
May 1995
American Society of Addiction Medicine
February 2001
American Board of Pain Medicine
February 2003
American Board of Spine Surgery
October 2004
American College of Spine
Surgeons, January 2005
American College of Surgeons
October 1996
Arkansas
Medical Executive Committee
Washington Regional Medical Center
1996-1998
Chief of Neurological Surgery
Washington Regional Medical Center
1998-1999
Board of Directors, Decision Point, Inc.
January 2000-2002
Chairman, Board of Directors
Physician’s Surgery Center
2005-Present
Chairman, Board of Directors
Physician’s Specialty Hospital
2008-Present
Chief of Surgery
Physician’s Specialty Hospital
2008-Present
Washington Regional Medical Center
Fayetteville, Arkansas 1992-Present
Physicians Specialty Hospital
Fayetteville, Arkansas 2008-Present
Pain Section, American Association of
Neurological Surgeons 2004-Present
American College of Spine Surgeons
2003-Present
American Academy of Pain Medicine
2001-Present
American Society of Addiction Medicine
1999-Present
North American Spine Society
1999-Present
Spine Section, American Association of Neurological Surgeons 1995-Present
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
1993-Present
Congress of Neurosurgeons
1995-Present
American Medical Association
1986-Present
Arkansas Medical Society
1986-Present
Alpha Epsilon Delta
National Pre-medical Honor Society
Phi Beta Kappa
University of Arkansas
Graduated with High Honors in Chemistry
University of Arkansas, 1982
UAMS Barton Scholar
1983-84, 1984-85, and 1985-86
Alpha Omega Alpha
Honor Medical Society
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Graduated sixth of 120, University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences, 1986
Critical Evaluation of Motion Sparing
Technologies (Artificial Discs)
North American Spine Society
October 2004
7.5 hrs. Category I cme
North American Spine Society
19th Annual Meeting
October 2004
24.25 hrs. Category I cme
Orthopedic MRI 2005
22nd Annual Meeting
15 hrs. Category I cme
North American Spine Society
20th Annual Meeting
September 2005
24.25 Category I cme
Neurology Update
August 2005
Category I cme
CT and MRI Imaging 2006
Institute for Advanced Medical Education
May 2006
19 Category I cme
Trauma Review
American Seminar Institute
July 5-8, 2006
10 hrs Category I cme
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
2006 General Scientific Session
24 hrs Category I cme
American Association of
Neurological Surgeons
Annual Meeting April 2007
20 hrs. Category I cme
Modern Techniques and Future
Trends in Lumbar Interbody Fusion
AANS April 2007
4.5 hrs. Category I cme
American Association of
Neurological Surgeons Section
On Pain 2008 Biennial Meeting
“Back Pain: Understanding Causes
And Treatment”
April 2008
7.25 hrs. Category I cme
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2008 Annual Meeting
April, 2008
20.25 hrs. Category I cme
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Spine Section Meeting
February 2009
24 hrs Category I cme
