Education: B.Sc. Bacteriology Univ. of Wisconsin Ph.D. Microbiology Univ. of Texas M.D. U.T. Southwestern Medical School Pediatrics Vermont Children’s Hospital DTM&H London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London UK IDHA Center for Humanitarian CooperationPhysician: My clinical focus is in the areas of pediatric critical care, emergency medicine, and inpatient care at the Vermont Children’s Hospital at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.Research Scientist: For over 35 years I investigated the interface between clinical medicine and basic research in the areas o cell and molecular biology; specifically in somatic mutation events; gene-environement interactions; malignant transformation; biomarker analysis for determining health risk and cancer. Global Health / Humanitarian Assistance: I hold a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and International Humanitarian Assistance. I have participated in numerous international academic, clinical, research, capacity building, and disaster relief missions in: Bhutan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Togo, Benin,Jamaica, and Peru.Teaching: I have been teaching and training at a variety of levels from fieldwork to University graduate level for over 35 years. Areas included multidisciplinary basic science and clinical topics, in addition to Global Health and Humanitarian Assistance.Administration: I have had a wide variety of junior through senior administrative positions.Entrepreneur: I am the Founder THINKMD, Pbc., a Vermont based benefit corporation. This company was founded on the principal that access to quality healthcare is a basic human right. THINKmd's mission blends social principles and enterprise paradigms to develop healthcare innovations and opportunities that will benefit those with the greatest humanitarian need.