Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1969-1970, 1972-1974
Degree: B.S. Medical Sciences - August 1975
Honors: Summa Cum Laude

MEDICAL 

Medical School
- University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, 1974-1977
Degree: M.D., May 1977

Internship - General Surgery
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 1977-1978

Residency - General Surgery
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 1978-1980

Residency - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois, 1980-1983

Fellowship - Microsurgery
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois, 1980-1981

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Medicine
 - Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Diplomat of The American Board of Plastic Surgery, November, 1984
Hand Surgery
- Certification of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand, September 1992

ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION

Laser Surgery 
- Certified COHERENT Laser - December 1995 

Ultrasonic Liposuction
- ASPRS Regional Workshop, Santa Fe, NM 1998

SOCIETIES

Phi Beta Kappa - 1974

HONORS

Community Builder Award 1999 - presented by Masons of the Commonwealth of Virginia

Carswell Scholar - Wake Forest University
1972-1973 and 1973-1974

B.S. - Wake Forest University
Summa Cum Laude - August 1975

Frank Patton Award
Illinois Chapter - American College of Surgeons
Peoria, Illinois - March 1982

Best Paper - Junior Research Division
Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
Rockford, Illinois - March 1982

First Prize - Resident Essay Contest
American Association for Hand Surgery
Maui, Hawaii - October 9, 1982

Third Place - Patton Award Competition
Illinois Chapter - American College of Surgeons
Rockford, Illinois - March 1983

Best Paper - Junior Research Division
Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons
Lake Geneva - Wisconsin - May 1983

LICENSES

Virginia - Since June 30, 1983
North Carolina - Since 1990

CHURCH

Member - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Served full-time mission in France and Switzerland (1970-1972)
Bishop Churchland & Portsmouth Wards (1985-1988)
President of the Chesapeake, Virginia Stake (1988-1997)
Young Men's President, Bennett's Creek Ward (1997-1998)
1st Counselor, Virginia Richmond Mission Presidency (1998-1999)
Young Men’s President, Chesapeake, Virginia Stake (1999-2001)
Stake Mission President, Chesapeake, Virginia Stake (2001-)

OUTSIDE 

Music: Piano

INTERESTS

Sports: Golf, skiing, basketball, jogging

HOSPITAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS 

Active: Maryview Medical Center
Chesapeake General Hospital
Courtesy: Louise Obici Hospital

LOCAL COMMITTEE 

Medical Advisory Committee of Maryview Medical
Center Diagnostic Breast Center
Cancer Committee of Louise Obici Memorial Hospital

DEPARTMENTAL AND SOCIETY 

Local
Maryview Medical Center & Portsmouth General MEMBERSHIPS Hospitals Department of Surgery
Portsmouth Academy of Medicine
Department of Plastic Surgery - Eastern Virginia Medical School

National
American Medical Association
MEMBERSHIP (cont'd) American Association for Hand Surgery
American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
Fellow American College of Surgeons

International
International Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery

TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL APPOINTMENTS 

Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Assistant Professor - Department of Surgery
Operation Smile International
- Director of Microsurgery
Southern Virginia College
- Board of Trustees, May 13, 1996 - January 2000

MISCELLANEOUS

Student Advisor - Eastern Virginia Medical School
Ethicon Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery Advisory Panel

OPERATION SMILE

Acting Chief Medical Officer: May 15, 2001 - Present
Director, Microsurgery Programs
Team Member - Naga City, Philippines
January 24 - February 2, 1985
Team Member - Naga City, Philippines
January 19 - February 1, 1986
Team Member - Naga City, Philippines
January 29 - February 15, 1987
Team Leader - Nairobi, Kenya
September 7 - September 25, 1987
Team Leader - Naga City, Philippines
January 30 - February 13, 1988
Team Leader - Nairobi, Kenya 
October 30 - November 7, 1988
Team Leader - Hanoi, Vietnam
February 12 - March 5, 1989
Medical Director - Nairobi, Kenya; Accra, Ghana; Monrovia, Liberia September 19 - September 30, 1989
Medical Director - Hanoi, Vietnam
February 17 - March 7, 1990
Team Leader - Nairobi, Kenya
September, 1990
Team Leader - Nairobi, Kenya
September, 1991
Team Leader Microsurgery - Hanoi, Vietnam
November, 1991
Team Leader - Bucharest, Romania
September, 1992
Team Leader Microsurgery - Hanoi, Vietnam
January, 1993
Team Leader - Bucharest, Romania
September, 1993
Team Leader Microsurgery - Hanoi, Vietnam
January, 1994
Team Leader Microsurgery - Hanoi, Vietnam
March, 1995
Team Leader Microsurgery - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
March, 1996
Team Leader Microsurgery - Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi, Vietnam, 
March, 1997
Team Leader Microsurgery - Hanoi, Vietnam
March, 1998
"World Journey of Hope" Morocco, March 1999
Team Leader Microsurgery - Hanoi, Vietnam
November 1999

PUBLICATIONS

1. Merrell, J.C.; Miller, .SH.; Davis, T.S.; Graham, W.P. III: Frontal Sinus Fracture, Contemporary Orthopaedic, April 1979
2. Merrell, J.C.; Petro, J.A.; Miller, S.H.: Osseous Foreign Body Reaction in the Hand, Annals of Plastic Surgery, February 1980
3. Merrell, J.C.; Russell, R.C.; Zook, E.G.: Non-suppurative Tenosynovitis Secondary to Foreign Body Migration, Journal of Hand Surgery, May 1983
4. Mathur, A.; Merrell, J.C.; Russell, R.C.; Zook, E.G.: A Scanning Electron Microscopy Evaluation of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, Scanning Electron Microscopy: An international journal of SEM-related techniques and applications, July 1983
5. Merrell, J.C.; Russell, R.C.; Zook, E.G.: Cuffing Techniques in Microarterial Surgery, Journal of Hand Surgery, 1984
6. Russell, R.C.; Guy, R.J.; Zook, E.G.; Merrell, J.C.: Extremity Reconstruction Using the Free Deltoid Flap, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, October 1985
7. Merrell, J.C.; Zook, E.G.; Russell, R.C.: Polyglycolic Acid Tubes as a Conduit for Nerve Regeneration, Annals of Plastic Surgery, July 1986
8. Merrell, J.C.; Russell, R.C.; Zook, E.G.: Free Microneurovascular Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Enterostomal Construction and Control, Annals of Plastic Surgery, July 1986
9. Sadove, R; Merrell, J.C.: Split Rectus Abdominous Free Muscle Transfer, Annals of Plastic Surgery, March 1986

10. Russell, R.C.; Upton, J; Merrell, J.C.: Free Flap Donor Site - Anatomical, Functional & Technical Considerations, C.V. Mosby Inaugural Publication of ASPRS Instructional Courses, Vol. 1, 1988
11. Upton, J.; Ferraro, N., Healy, G., Khouri, R., Merrell, J.C.: The Use of Pre-fabricated Fascial Flaps for Lining of Oral and Nasal Cavities, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; October 1994

PRESENTATIONS - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

1. Free Microneurovascular Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Abdominal Wall Enterostomal Sphincter Construction; Plastic Surgery Research Council; Springfield, Illinois; May 22, 1981
2. Cuffing Techniques in Microvascular Surgery; Austrian Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons; Innsbruck, Austria, September 23, 1981
3. Free Microneurovascular Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Abdominal Wall Enterostomal Sphincter Construction and Control; Austrian Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons; Innsbruck, Austria; september 24, 1981
4. Free Microneurovascular Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Abdominal Wall Enterostomal Sphincter Construction and Control; Illinois Chapter - American College of Surgeons; Peoria, Illinois Winner - Frank Patton Award - March 5, 1982
5. Polyglycolic Acid Tubes as a Conduit for Nerve Regeneration; Plastic Surgery Research Council; La Jolla California; March 12, 1982
6. Free Microneurovascular Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Abdominal Wall Enterostomal Sphincter Construction and Control; Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons; Rockford, Illinois Winner - Best Paper Junior Research Division; March 26, 1982
7. Wound Care and Replantation Surgery; Trauma and Critical Care Symposium; Chicago, Illinois; September 25, 1982
8. Polyglycolic Acid Tubes as a Conduit for Nerve Regeneration; American Association for Hand Surgery; Maui, Hawaii Winner - First Prize Resident Essay Contest; October 9, 1982
9. Free Microneurovascular Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Abdominal Wall Enterostomal Sphincter Construction and Control; American Society for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Conference; Anaheim, California; March 5, 1983
10. Sensate Soft Tissue Cover of Complex Hand Injuries Using the Deltoid Free Flap; American Society for Surgery of the Hand; First American Residents and Fellows Hand Surgery Conference; Anaheim, California; March 5, 1983
11. Polyglycolic Acid Tubes as a Conduit for Nerve Regeneration; Illinois Chapter - American College of Surgeons; Rockford, Illinois; Third Place - Frank Patton Award; March 20, 1983
12. Sensate Soft Tissue Cover of Complex Hand Injuries Using the Deltoid Free Flap; American Society for Surgery of the hand; First American Residents and Fellows Hand Surgery Conference; Anaheim, California; March 5, 1983
13. Farm Injuries; Illinois Combines Scientific Assembly; Chicago, Illinois; April 15, 1983
14. Microsurgery Updates; Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgery Nurses; St. Louis, Missouri; April 29, 1983
15. Free Microneurovascular Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Abdominal Wall Enterostomal Sphincter Construction and Control; Senior Residents Meeting; Columbus, Ohio; May 2, 1983
16. Polyglycolic Acid Tubes as a Conduit for Nerve Regeneration; Senior Residents Meeting; Columbus, Ohio; May 2, 1983
17. Polyglycolic Acid Tubes as a Conduit for Nerve Regeneration; Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons; Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; Winner - Best Paper Junior Research Division; May 13, 1983
18. Free Microneurovascular Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Abdominal Wall Enterostomal Sphincter Construction and Control; International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery - Seventh Symposium; New York, New York; June 21, 1983
19. Microsurgery in Tidewater, Virginia; Southampton Memorial Hospital; Franklin, Virginia; October 17, 1983
20. Microsurgery in Tidewater, Virginia; Portsmouth Academy of Medicine; Portsmouth, Virginia; November 11, 1983
21. Sensory Free Flaps; Symposium: Clinical Applications of the Recent Advances in Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery; Snowmass, Colorado; March 10-17, 1984
22. Spare Parts Replantation and Free Tissue Transfer Monitoring; Symposium: Clinical Applications of the Recent Advances in Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery; Snowmass, Colorado; March 10-17, 1984
23. Restoring Function to the Injured Hand; Guest Lecturer; American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Nurses; Las Vegas, Nevada; October 13, 1984
24. Re-implantation of Fingers; Scientific Sessions; Annual Meeting of the Southern Physicians; Norfolk, Virginia; May 3, 1985
25. Skin Flaps, Microsurgery Panel Lecture; Ninth Annual Flap Dissection Workshop; Eastern Virginia Medical School; Norfolk, Virginia May 28, 1985
26. Free Flap Donor Site - Anatomical, Functional and Technical Considerations; 1985 Instructional Courses; ASPRS Annual Meeting; Kansas City, Kansas; October 27 - November 1, 1985
27. Free Flap Donor Site - Anatomical, Functional and Technical Considerations; 1986 Instructional Courses; ASPRS Annual Meeting; Los Angeles, California; October 27-31, 1986
28. The A-Team: Key to Productivity; Making a Difference: A Workshop for International Health Professionals; Plastic Surgery Research Foundation; San Diego, California; September 18-20, 1986
29. Free Flap Donor Sites - Anatomical, Functional and Technical Considerations; 1987 Instructional Courses, ASPRS Annual Meeting; Atlanta, Georgia; November 8-13, 1987
30. Free Flap Donor Sites - Anatomical, Functional and Technical Considerations; 1988 Instructional Courses: ASPRS Annual Meeting; Toronto, Canada; October 3-6, 1988
31. Introduction - Founder's Lecture; American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting; Marco Island, Florida; January 1995
32. Opportunities for Voluntary Outreach Programs in Microsurgery; American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting; Tucson, Arizona, January 1996

PANELS

1. Coverage of Difficult Soft Tissue Defects; Thirty-eighth Annual Meeting American Society for Surgery of the Hand; Anaheim, California; March 8, 1983
2. Microsurgery and Upper Extremity Tutorial Sessions; Eighth Annual Flap Dissection Workshop; Eastern Virginia Medical School; Norfolk, Virginia; June 1, 1984
3. Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction; Maryview Hospital Breast Committee; Maryview Hospital; Portsmouth, Virginia; October 3, 1984
4. Lower Extremity; Tutorial Sessions, Ninth Annual Flap Dissection Workshop; Eastern Virginia Medical School; Norfolk, Virginia; May 29, 1985
5. Implant Surgery for the Hand and Upper Extremity; Moderator; The Grand Rapids Sixteenth Annual Symposium on Implant Surgery for the Hand and Upper Extremity; Eastern Virginia Medical School; Norfolk, Virginia; September 25, 1985
6. Liposuction; Seminar: Recent Advances in Cosmetic Surgery - Achieving "The Right Image"; Plastic Surgery Specialists, Inc.; Norfolk, Virginia; March 30, 1987

PRESENTATIONS - LOCAL

Dr. Merrell has presented over 150 educational lectures in this community on a variety of topics dealing with Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Operation Smile International. His work has been featured on WAVY Channel 10, and WTKR Channel 3. He has participated in WAVY-10's program - "Doctors on Call". He has provided free skin cancer screening to thousands of Tidewater residents through a number of medical, religious and civic sponsoring organizations. The following is a partial list of these activities:

1. Replantation Surgery; Trauma Nurses Course; Springfield, Illinois; July, 1981
2. Research in Enterostomal Control; Springfield Ostomy Club; Springfield, Illinois; September, 1981
3. Regional Flaps for Head and Neck Coverage; Head and Neck Conference; Memorial Medical Center; Springfield, Illinois; August, 1981
4. Replantation Surgery; Pediatric Critical Care Nurses; St. Johns Hospital; springfield, Illinois; November, 1981
5. Wound Care and Replantation Surgery; Trauma Nurses Course; Springfield, Illinois; January, 1982
6. Compartment Syndrome of the Hand; Surgical Grand Rounds; Memorial Medical Center; Springfield, Illinois; February 1982
7. Applied Anatomy and the Care of Facial Injuries; Facial Trauma Symposium; Memorial Medical Center; Springfield, Illinois; April 16, 1982
8. Replantation Surgery; Emergency Medical Technicians; Macon County, Illinois, May, 1982
9. Wound Care and Replantation Surgery; Trauma Nurses Course; Springfield, Illinois; October, 1982
10. Free Microneurovascular Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Abdominal Wall Enterostomal Sphincter Construction and Control; Surgical Grand rounds; Springfield, Illinois; March, 1983
11. General Introduction to Plastic Surgery; Portsmouth Family Practice; Portsmouth, Virginia; May 17, 1984
12. Upper Extremity Injuries and Replantation of Amputated Parts; Cardiac Symposium; Virginia Beach, Virginia; June 2, 1984
13. Wound Management; Portsmouth Family Practice; Portsmouth, Virginia; February 6, 1985
14. How Plastic Surgery Has Come So Far in Such a Short Time; Beta Xi Sorority; Portsmouth, Virginia; February 13, 1985
15. Behind the Scenes - Microsurgery; Able & Ambitious Program - Portsmouth Public Schools; Eastern Virginia Medical School - Microsurgical Research Center; Norfolk, Virginia; May 25, 1985 
16. Traumatic Hand Injuries - Part I; Portsmouth Family Practice; Portsmouth, Virginia; September 9, 1985
17. Operation Smile Helps Soledad Fernandez; Maryview Hospital and Community; Portsmouth, Virginia; September 24, 1985
PRESENTATIONS - LOCAL - (cont'd)
18. Microsurgery and Re-implantation; Maryview Hospital & Community; Portsmouth, Virginia; November 12, 1985
19. Breast Reconstruction and Breast Reduction; Maryview Hospital Diagnostic Breast Center; Portsmouth, Virginia; January 6, 1986
20. Cosmetic Surgery; Maryview Hospital & Community; Portsmouth, Virginia; January 15, 1986
21. Dermabrasion of Acne Scars; WAVY-TV 10 Daily News Program; Portsmouth; Virginia; February 10, 1986
22. Breast Reconstruction and Breast Reduction; Portsmouth General Department of Mammography; Portsmouth, Virginia; February 10, 1986
23. Robertson Reduction Mammaplasty; Department of Plastic Surgery; Norfolk, Virginia; March 24, 1986
24. Operation Smile/Operation Handshake; Beta Xi Sorority; Portsmouth, Virginia; April 9, 1986
25. Hand Injuries - Part II; Portsmouth Family Practice; Portsmouth, Virginia; April 17, 1985.
26. Microsurgery; Suffolk Jaycees; Suffolk, Virginia; May 28, 1986
27. Operation Smiles - Elizabeth Factor; In-Service for Maryview Hospital Operating Room Nurses; Portsmouth, Virginia; June 3, 1986
28. Operation Smile; Suffolk Ruritan Club; Suffolk, Virginia; July 17, 1986
29. Removal of Disfiguring Birthmarks; WAVY-TV 10 Daily News Program; Portsmouth, Virginia; August 18, 1986
30. Everything You Wanted to Know About Plastic Surgery But Were Afraid to Ask; Training & Developing Staff; Portsmouth General Hospital; Portsmouth, Virginia; September 2, 1986
31. Reduction Mammoplasty and Breast Reconstruction; Obici Hospital Radiology Department; Suffolk, Virginia; September 11, 1986
32. Operation Smile; Suffolk Rotary Club, Suffolk, Virginia; November 14, 1986
33. Operation Smile; Chittum Elementary School PTA; Chesapeake, Virginia; November 18, 1986
34. Replantation & Rheumatoid Hand Disorders & Other Complex Hand Disorders; Maryview Hand Therapy; Portsmouth, Virginia; December 1, 1986
35. Operation Smile; Cedar Point Women's Group; Suffolk, Virginia; January 15, 1987
36. Cosmetic Surgery; Hospital Staff & Community; Portsmouth General Hospital; Portsmouth, Virginia; April 7, 1987
37. Operation Smile; Suffolk Women's Club; Suffolk, Virginia; April 28, 1987
38. Operation Smile; WAVY-TV 10 Daily News Program; Norfolk, Virginia; May 11, 1987
39. Cosmetic Surgery; WAVY-TV 10 Daily News Program; Norfolk, Virginia; may 11, 1987
40. Plastic Surgery; WTKR Noon News Program; Norfolk, Virginia, May 18, 1987
41. Operation Smile; Merrimac Kiwanis Club; Portsmouth, Virginia; May 19, 1987
42. Operation Smile; Westside Christian Church; Portsmouth, Virginia; October 28, 1987
43. Operation Smile; Wilroy Baptist Church; Suffolk, Virginia; November 4, 1987
44. Plastic & Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery; Portsmouth, Virginia; November 17, 1987
45. Operation Smile - Smile Week; Nansemond-Suffolk Academy; Suffolk, Virginia; January 14, 1988
46. Operation Smile; Kiwanis Club; Portsmouth, Virginia; February 25, 1988
47. Microsurgery; American Society of Safety Engineers; Norfolk, Virginia; March 17, 1988
48. Pressure Sore Management & Flap Reconstruction; Louise Obici Memorial Hospital Staff; Suffolk, Virginia; April 26, 1988
49. Breast Reduction; Mammography Department, Louise Obici Memorial Hopsital; Suffolk, Virginia; May 3, 1988
50. Operation Smile; Norfolk Kiwanis Club, Scope Convention Center; Norfolk, Virginia; May 26, 1988
51. Breast Reduction; Mammography Department, Maryview Hospital Department of Radiology; Portsmouth, Virginia; June 1, 1988
52. Cosmetic Plastic Surgery; Community Seminar; Holiday Inn, Portsmouth, Virginia; June 8, 1988
53. Breast Reconstruction; Maryview Hospital Community Lecture Series; Portsmouth, Virginia; February 8, 1989
54. The New You - Cosmetic Plastic Surgery; Community Seminar; Holiday Inn, Portsmouth; Portsmouth, Virginia; March 20, 1989
55. The New You - Cosmetic Plastic Surgery; Community Seminar; Holiday Inn, Suffolk; Suffolk, Virginia; March 27, 1989
56. Skin Cancer in Older Adults; Senior Advantage Group; Maryview Hospital; Portsmouth, Virginia; April 20, 1989
57. Operation Smile; Gatesville, Sunbury and Eure Women's Clubs; Gatesville, North Carolina; May 2, 1989
58. Operation Smile; Maryview Medical Center; May 22, 1989
59. Breast Reconstruction; Maryview Medical Center; June 22, 1989
60. Operation Smile; Maryview Hospital; Portsmouth, Virginia; September 12, 1989
61. Free Flap Donor Sites; Eastern Virginia Medical School; October 17, 1989
62. Exam of the Hand; Portsmouth Family Practice; Portsmouth, Virginia; October 25, 1989
63. Mammograms; Women's Imaging Center; Chesapeake, Virginia; November 28, 1989
64. Operation Smile: The Happy Club; Gates County 4-H club; Gates, North Carolina; December 11, 1989
65. Reconstructive Surgery Following Weight Loss - Part I; Physician's Weight Loss Clinic, Portsmouth, Virginia, February 5, 1990
66. Breast Reconstruction; Louise Obici Memorial Hospital; Suffolk, Virginia; February 7, 1990
67. Minor Hand Injuries; Portsmouth Family Practice; Portsmouth, Virginia; February 8, 1990
68. Reconstructive Surgery Following Weight Loss - Part II; Physician's Weight Loss Clinic, Portsmouth, Virginia, February 16, 1990
69. Free Flap Donor Sites; Operation Smile, Norfolk, Virginia, February 22, 1990
70. Reconstructive Surgery Following Weight Loss - Part III; Physician's Weight Loss Clinic, Portsmouth, Virginia, March 6, 1990
71. Operation Smile; Upriver Friends Meeting - Gates County Homemakers; gates, North Carolina; May 27, 1990
72. Reconstructive Surgery Following Weight Loss - Part IV; Physician's Weight Loss Clinic, Portsmouth, Virginia, June 6, 1990
73. Breast Reconstruction, Cosmetic Surgery, and New Techniques; Maryview Hospital Radiology Department; Portsmouth, Virginia; February 1, 1991
74. Breast Reconstruction, Reduction and Augmentation; Portsmouth General Hospital Radiology Department; Portsmouth, Virginia; February 5, 1991
75. The Total Image; Bubbles Family Styling Center; Chesapeake, Virginia; February 12, 1991
76. Breast Reconstruction, Reduction and Augmentation; Louise Obici Memorial Hospital Radiology Department; Suffolk, Virginia; March 1, 1991
77. Plastic Surgery; Obici School of Nursing; Suffolk, Virginia; March 8, 1991
78. Basal Cell Carcinoma; Virginia Society of Histology Technicians; Omni Hotel; Norfolk, Virginia; March 15, 1991
79. The Total image; Bubbles Family Styling Center; Chesapeake, Virginia; March 19, 1991
80. Operation Smile; Kiwanis Club; Franklin, Virginia; March 26, 1991
81. Operation Smile; Portsmouth Service League; YMCA; Portsmouth, Virginia; April 16, 1991
82. Breast Reconstruction Results; In-Service Meeting; Maryview Hospital; Portsmouth, Virginia; April 17, 1991
83. Microsurgery; Microsurgical Research Center; Department of Plastic Surgery; Eastern Virginia Medical School; Norfolk, Virginia; April 23, 1991
84. The Total Image; Bubbles Family Styling Center; Chesapeake, Virginia; May 14, 1991
85. Breast Reconstruction; Louise Obici Memorial Hospital RN Program, Professional School; Suffolk, Virginia; May 17, 1991
86. Operation Smile; Louise Obici Memorial Hospital School of Nursing; Suffolk, Virginia; May 20, 1991
87. Operation Smile; United Community Senior Citizens Group; Portsmouth, Virginia; June 6, 1991
88. Skin Cancer Clinic; Maryview MedCare; Portsmouth, Virginia; June 7, 1991
89. Skin Cancer Clinic; Maryview MedCare; Portsmouth, Virginia; June 21, 1991
90. Cosmetic Surgery Results; Portsmouth General Hospital In-Service; Portsmouth, Virginia; July 17, 1991
91. Skin Cancer Screening; Maryview MedCares; Portsmouth, Virginia; August, 1991
92. Microsurgery; Operation Smile International, Nairobi, Kenya; September 5, 1991
93. Skin Cancer Screening; Maryview MedCares; Portsmouth, Virginia; April & June, 1992
94. Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery - Is It for Me?; 3 Part Symposium; Maryview Medical Center; Portsmouth, Virginia; March 1993
95. Skin Cancer Screening; Maryview MedCares; Portsmouth, Virginia; April & June 1993
96. Skin Cancer Screening; Suffolk Peanut Fest, Suffolk, Virginia; October, 1993
97. Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery - Is It for Me?; 3 Part Symposium; Maryview
Medical Center; Portsmouth, Virginia; March 1994
98. Skin Cancer Screening; Maryview MedCares; Portsmouth, Virginia; April & June, 1994
99. Skin Cancer Screening; Suffolk Peanut Fest, Suffolk, Virginia; October, 1994
100. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; Obici School of Nursing, Suffolk, Virginia; December 16, 1994
101. Operation Smile; Obici School of Nursing, Suffolk, Virginia;February 9, 1995 
102. Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery - Is It for Me?; 3 Part Symposium; Maryview
Medical Center; Portsmouth, Virginia; February 1995
103. Skin Cancer Screening; Maryview MedCares; Portsmouth, Virginia; April & June, 1995
104. Operation Smile International; 1st Annual Fund Raising Dinner, Utah Chapter, Salt Lake City, Utah; September 22, 1995
105. Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery; Holiday Islands, Portsmouth, Virginia, September 28, 1995
106. Skin Cancer Screening; Suffolk Peanut Fest, Suffolk, Virginia; October, 1995
107. Operation Smile International; Up River Friends, Gates, N.C.; October 29, 1995
108. Operation Smile International; Rotary Club, Elizabeth City, N.C., June 12, 1995
109. Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery - Is It for Me?; 3 Part Symposium; Maryview
Medical Center; Portsmouth, Virginia; April 1996
110. Skin Cancer Screening; Maryview MedCares; Portsmouth, Virginia; April & June, 1996
111. Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery; Holiday Islands, Portsmouth, Virginia, May 28, 1996
112. Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Obici Hospital Breast Cancer Support Group, June 25, 1996
113. Skin Cancer Screening; Suffolk Peanut Fest, Suffolk, Virginia, October 1996
114. Operation Smile, Obici Hospital School of Nursing, January January 9, 1997
115. Wound Management, Portsmouth Family Practice Resident's Conference, March 25, 1997
116. Reconstructive Microsurgery; Obici Hospital School of Nursing, April 17, 1997
117. Skin Cancer Screening; Maryview Medical Arts Bldg, April and June 1997
118. Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery - Is It for Me?; 3 Part Symposium; Maryview
Medical Center; Portsmouth, Virginia; April 1997
119. Cosmetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Obici Hospital School of Nursing, October 1997
120. Body Contouring, Obici Hospital School of Nursing, March 1998 
121. Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery - Is It for Me?; 3 Part Symposium; Maryview
Medical Center; Portsmouth, Virginia; April 1998
122. Skin Cancer Screening; Maryview Medical Arts Bldg, April and June 1998
123. Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Holiday Islands, Portsmouth, Virginia May 1998.
124. Skin Cancer Screening: Suffolk Peanut Fest, Suffolk, Virginia, October 1998.
125. Skin Cancer Screening; Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia; April 1999
126. Skin Cancer Screening; Suffolk Peanut Fest, Suffolk, Virginia; October 1999
127. Cpsmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chesapeake Square Mall, Chesapeake, Virginia, October 1999
128. Breast Reconstruction following Breast Cancer, Harbour View Surgical Center, Suffolk Virginia, October 1999
129. Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lifestyles Lecture Series, Chesapeake, Virginia, March 2000
130. Skin Cancer Talk, Little Creek Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, March 2000
131. Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Women’s Day, Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia, March 2000
132. Restore, Enhance, Rejuvenate & Balance; Harbour View Medical Center, Suffolk, Virginia, April 2000
133. Skin Cancer Screening, Harbour View Medical Center, Suffolk, Virginia, May 2000
134. WAVY TV 10's Doctors On Call, Portsmouth, Virginia; August 2000
135. Skin Cancer Screening, Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk, Virginia, September 2000
136. Skin Cancer Screening, Peanut Fest, Suffolk, Virginia; October 2000
137. Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Women’s Show, Virginia Beach, Virginia; February 2001
138. Skin Cancer Screening; Harbour View Medical Center, Suffolk, Virginia; March-April 2001
139. Cosmetic Breast Surgery, “TESSA”, Harbour View Medical Center, Suffolk, Virginia; April 2001 

SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS 

1. Plastic Surgery Research Council; Hershey, Pennsylvania; April, 1980
2. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting; Las Vegas, Nevada; February, 1981
3. Plastic Surgery Research Council; Springfield, Illinois; May, 1981
4. Austrian, Swiss & German Societies of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Combined Meeting - Innsbruck, Austria; September 1981
5. Plastic Surgery Research Council; La Jolla, California; February, 1982
6. Illinois Chapter - American College of Surgeons; Annual Meeting; Peoria Illinois; March, 1982
7. American Association of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons; Annual Meeting; 
Colorado Springs, Colorado; April, 1982
8. Trauma & Critical Care Symposium; Chicago, Illinois, September 1982 (**)
9. American Association for Hand Surgery; Maui, Hawaii; October, 1982
10. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; Thirty-eighth Annual Meeting; Anaheim, California
11. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; First Annual Residents and Fellows Hand Surgery Conference; Anaheim, California; March 1983
12. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; Thirty-eighth Annual meeting; Anaheim, California
13. Illinois Combined Scientific Assemble; Chicago, Illinois; April 1983 (**)
14. Illinois Chapter - American College of Surgeons; Annual Meeting; Rockford, Illinois; April 1983
15. Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons; Annual Meeting; Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; May 1983
16. Senior Residents Meeting; Columbus, Ohio; May 1983
17. Seventh Symposium - International Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery; New York; June 1983
18. Eighth Symposium - International Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery; New York; June 1983
19. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; Thirty-ninth Annual Meeting; Atlanta, Georgia; February 1984
20. Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgical Nurses; Annual Meeting; St. Louis, Missouri; April 1984 (**)
21. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; Annual Meeting; Las Vegas, Nevada; October 9 - 13, 1984
22. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery; Inaugural Meeting; Las Vegas, Nevada; January 18 - 19, 1985
23. American Society for Surgery of the Hand; Fortieth Annual Meeting; Las Vegas, Nevada; January 21 - 23, 1985
24. American Association for Hand Surgery; Annual Meeting; Kansas City, Kansas; 
October 24 - 27, 1985
25. American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons; Annual Meeting; Kansas City, Kansas; October 27 - November 1, 1985
SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS - (cont'd)
26. American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons; Annual Meeting; Los Angeles, California; October 27 - 31, 1986
27. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery; Annual Meeting; Baltimore, Maryland; September 17 - 19, 1988
28. American Society for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons; Annual Meeting; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; October 3 - 6, 1988
29. Volunteering Overseas - RSVP; Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, San Diego, California; March 1990
30. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 6th Annual Meeting; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; September 1990
31. American Association for Hand Surgery; Annual Meeting; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; September 1990
32. International Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Germany; September 1991
33. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 7th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida; September 1991.
34. American Association for Hand Surgery, 23rd Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico; December, 1992 
35. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 9th Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Kansas; September 1993.
36. Volunteering Overseas - RSVP; Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, San Diego, California; September 1994
37. American Society for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, 63rd Annual Meeting, San Diego, California; September 1994
38. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 10th Annual Meeting, Marco Island, Florida; January 1995 
39. American Association for Hand Surgery, 25th Annual Meeting, Marco Island, Florida; January 1995
40. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Meeting**, 11th Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, January 1996.
41. Medicare Coding Symposium, Washington D.C., January 1998
42. Breast Surgery & Body Contouring Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 1998.
43. Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoplasty, ASPRS Regional Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 1998
(**) Attended as Member of Faculty

CV prepared - October 13, 2001

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