I was born and raised in Arizona. Having graduated from High School in 1977, I left the Southwest and headed to Indiana where I attended Manchester College, a small liberal arts school. My father is a physician who I greatly admire, and it was my inside observations on his work, mental clarity and life ethic that lead me to pursue a degree in pre-med while in college. Following four years of college, I was accepted to Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine. Four years of medical school were punctuated by other major events including my marriage to Shirley Burns and becoming a father.

My interest in Ophthalmology was established early in my education when I had the opportunity to do some bench research at the Cleveland VA and took several elective rotations on the eye service while in medical school. Four additional years of training took place at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (internship) and University Hospitals of Cleveland where I received my specialty training in Ophthalmology. By the time my training in Ophthalmology was completed, we had grown to a family of five with three sons.

Our decision to relocate to Oregon was not difficult. I am an outdoorsman at heart, and living in rural Oregon provided the opportunity to work at what I enjoyed in an environment that I loved. Shirley's primary objective was to locate where our family would grow and thrive spiritually and physically. The south coast of Oregon fulfilled that requirement. In 1989, I was very happy to join the Bay Eye Clinic directly out of my training. Already established, the clinic offered top notch management and staffing in a community that was in need of eye care. I have found working here on the south coast to be rewarding in the highest degree and especially satisfying due to the beauty and opportunities of our environment. Bay Area Hospital is a modern, well staffed and appointed hospital where I performed most of my ophthalmic surgeries. Professionally, I have been blessed with a busy practice and wonderful patients to work for. During my twenty five plus years of working in Oregon, I have served as the Chief of Surgery at Bay Area Hospital for two separate two-year terms, Chief of Staff at Bay Area Hospital, a member of the board of our local IPA (Doctors of the South Coast South, DOCS) and president of the local medical society. I am a member of the Oregon Medical Association, Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. My practice interest is in general Ophthalmology and surgical interests are primarily cataract and eyelid surgeries.

My wife and I are members of St. Monica Catholic church. We have four grown children and are proud grandparents. I continue to enjoy getting out for an annual fall elk hunt with my son and fish whenever the weather cooperates. Reading,archery, marksmanship, mushroom hunting, yard work and family compete for my time spent on non work related activities. Shirley is active in the local theater, Little Theater on the Bay. And yes, the KCBY news anchor is our daughter, who we are very proud of. We are happy to call the Oregon Bay Area our home.