African American Firsts

First African American accepted in Department of
Anesthesiology Training Program, University of
Pennsylvania, 1967

First African American faculty member, Department of
Anesthesiology, University of Pennsylvania, 1970

First African American elected to membership in
Association of University Anesthesiologists, an
organization devoted to networking among academic
anesthesiologists, 1976.

Professional, Military and Community Leadership Positions

Chief, Anesthesia and Operating Room, United States
Army Hospital; Camp Zama, Japan, 1965–66

Assistant Chief, Anesthesia and Operating Room, 106th
General Hospital; Yokohama, Japan, 1967

Chief, Anesthesia Service, Philadelphia General Hospital,
1973–76

Director, Oxygen Therapy Service, Philadelphia General
Hospital, 1975–76

Affirmative Action Officer, University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine, 1980

Director and Anesthesiologist to the Hospital,
Department of Anesthesiology, Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, PA, 1981–87

Program Director, Anesthesiology Training Program,
Howard University Hospital, 1988–2005

Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology,
Howard University, 1999–2007

President Medical Staff, Howard University Hospital,
2000–02

Founding President and Chairman of the Board, Howard
University Physicians, Inc., 1995–96
Commodore, Seafarers Yacht Club, Inc., Annapolis, MD,
1999–2014

Founding Director, Seafarers Foundation, Inc.,
Annapolis, MD, 2008–present