| Role | Organization | Time |
|---|
| Member | American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA, | 1990 - 2009 |
| Member | American Association for Thoracic Surgery | 2007 - Present |
| Member | American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Chicago, IL | 1997 - Present |
| Fellow | American College of Surgeons | 2000 - Present |
| Member | American College of Surgeons Oncology Group | 2003 - Present |
| Member | American Radium Society | 2002 - 2010 |
| Member | American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA | 1997 - Present |
| Member | American Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology | 2003 - Present |
| Member | American Surgical Association | 2007 - Present |
| Member | Cooley Hands, TX | 1996 - Present |
| Member | Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Society, TX | 1996 - Present |
| Member | General Thoracic Surgical Club | 2001 - Present |
| Member | Harris County Medical Society, TX | 1994 - Present |
| Member | International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, Aurora, CA, Fellowship Application Review C | 1996 - Present |
| Member | International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus, Los Angeles, CA | 1997 - Present |
| Member | International Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer | 2003 - Present |
| Member | Longmire Surgical Society, Los Angeles, CA | 1993 - Present |
| Member | Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, San Diego, CA | 1982 - Present |
| Member | Society of Surgical Oncology | 2007 - Present |
| Member | Society of Thoracic Surgeons | 2005 - Present |
| Member | Society of University Surgeons | 2003 - Present |
| Member | Southern Thoracic Surgical Association | 2000 - Present |
| Member | Texas Medical Association, TX | 1994 - Present |
| Member | University of Texas M. D. Anderson Associates, T | 1997 - Present |
| Distinction | Institution | Year |
|---|
| Texas Super Doctors | | 2005-2011 |
| America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly | | 2009-2014 |
| America's Top Surgeons, Consumers Research Council of America | | 2009-2014 |
| America's Top Doctor for Cancer, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd | | 2007-2014 |
| The Surgery Chief Resident Surgical Training Award to the Thoracic Su | | 2002-2006 |
| Resident Clinical Teaching Award, | | 2002 |
| Burroughs Welcome Clinical Scientist Award in Translational Research, | | 2000 |
| Golden Scalpel Chief Award, UCLA Medical Center Resident | | 1993 |
| Lange Publications Award, UCSD Medical School | | 1986 |
| Surgery Honors, UCSD Medical School | | 1986 |
| Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University | | 1982 |
