I grew up on a family farm in Nebraska and moved to Tulsa to attend ORU, both undergrad and medical school.  I graduated from IHI residency in 1991 and have remained as faculty ever since. My wife Tina and I have five kids and a growing number of grandkids. I enjoy being outdoors, hiking, and working in the yard. My most recent favorite sport is pickleball. I very much enjoy the procedural side of medicine. I look forward to my time carved out each week for doing procedures, including skin excisions, EMB, colposcopy, joint injections, and upper and lower endoscopy. What I enjoy most about my role as faculty is coming alongside residents in clinic as they tackle clinical questions.