Occupation: Cardiologist
Born: Henrietta, Guyana, June 29, 1949
Education:
Chief Medical Resident, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, D.C. (1982-1983)
Resident, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, D.C. (1981-1983)
Intern in Internal Medicine, Medical Division, Howard University, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, D.C. (1980-1981)
MD, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, D.C. (1980)
BS in Chemistry, District of Columbia Teachers College, Washington, D.C. (1974)
Resident in Internal Medicine, Medical Division, Howard University
Certifications:
Medical License, State of Maryland (1982); Medical License, District of Columbia (1981); Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners; Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine; Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease
Career:
Chairman, Research Committee, University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center, (2013-Present)
Faculty Member, Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center (1990-Present)
Chief of Cardiology, University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center (2003-2013)
Instructor in Medicine, Howard University Medical Services, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, DC (1986-2000)
Medical Officer, Alcoholic Detoxification Unit, Department of Human Resources, Washington, DC (1982-1984)
Research Associate, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC (1974-1976)
Career Related:
Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical Division, Howard University, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, DC (1983-1985); Fellow, American College of Cardiology; Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
Civic:
Member, Board of Directors, United Therapeutic Corporation (1999-2002); Member, Advisory Board, Heart Failure Disease, Novartis; Member, Advisory Board, Ischemic Heart Disease, Gilead; Member, Speaker’s Bureau, Boehringer Ingelheim, Arbor/Takeda, Novartis, Gilead, and Lilly Pharmaceuticals; Member, Advisory Board, Consensus Statements, Calcium Channel Blockers; Member, U.S. Perindopril Advisory Group; Member, Vascular Biology Working Group
Creative Works:
Presenter, “The Metabolism of 8-Methoxy Psoralen by Liver Mixed Function Oxidases,” College of Medicine, Howard University (1979); Presenter, “Syntheses of Hydroxy Metabolites of 8-MOP,” College of Medicine, Howard University (1978); Co-Author, “Determination of 8MOP in Plasma by Scanning Fluorometry After Thin Layer Chromatography,” Clinical Chemistry (1978); Co-Author, “A Spectrophotometric Method for Methaxalen,” Clinical Chemistry (1977); Presenter, “Purification of Keratohyalin Proteins of Epidermis,” European Society of Investigational Dermatology, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1975)
Awards:
Recipient, Outstanding Physician Award, University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center (2012); Recipient, Outstanding Resident Award, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, D.C. (1981-1982); Grantee, National Summer Research Fellowship (1978); Recipient, Outstanding Student Research Award (1977)
Memberships:
President, Howard University Hospital Medical Alumni Association (2014-Present); Participant, Annual Medical Conferences, GME, Howard University (1992-Present); Member, FDA Review Committee on Cardiovascular Devices (1996-1998); Principal Investigator, AFFIRM and PEACE, National Institutes of Health Trials
Family:
Three Children
Three Grandchildren
Hobbies:
Spending time with his family
Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in America – 2019, 72nd Edition (pub. 2019)
