• Medical Degree: University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, 1973
• Residency Internal Medicine: University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, 1976
• Fellowship Endocrinology and Metabolism: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1977
• Residency Ophthalmology: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida,1980
• Fellowship Cataract, Intraocular Lens Implant and Anterior Segment Surgery: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida,1981
• Founder of the Eye Institute of Southern Arizona in 1982,
the first Ambulatory Surgical Outpatient Center in the State of Arizona. Sold to Southwestern Eye Center in 2012
• Founder and Medical Director of Facial Artistry in 1990, Specializing in Facial Rejuvenation and Aesthetics
• Faculty, University of Arizona, College of Medicine 1995 to present
• Family:
• Married to Michelle (nee Kaftel)
• 4 children: Travis, Darron, Jadin and Tristan (twins)
• Travis married to Rachel - live in San Jose, California
• Darron married to Masha - live in Atlanta, Georgia. Have two children, Andrew and Lev
• Jadin - lives in Phoenix, Arizona
• Tristan - lives in Los Angeles, California