Education

• Undergraduate -- Brandeis University, Waltham, MA - Bachelor of Arts  - 1966
• Medical School -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY - Doctor of Medicine  - 1970

Training

• Internship -- General Surgery, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center - Bronx, NY - July 1970 to June 1971
• Residency -- 1st year: General Surgery - Bronx Municipal Hospital Center - Bronx, NY - July 1971 to June 1972
• Residency - 2nd - 5th year: General Surgery - UCLA Center for the Health Sciences - Los Angeles, CA - July 1972 to June 1976

Academic Appointments

• Lecturer in Surgery, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA - July 1976 to June 1977
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences - 1977 to present
• Chairman, General Surgery Residency Program Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA - 1978 to 1990
• Faculty, Compass Medical Education Network, an Affiliate of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center (Chicago)   - 1996 to 1999
• Faculty, Medi-Legal Institute, Los Angeles, CA - 1981 to 1987

Administrative Appointments

• Assistant Director of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (part-time) - 1983 to 1986
• Director, Surgical Ambulatory Care, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (part-time) - 1987 to 1990
• Co-Director, Continent Ostomy Surgeons' Group, Tenet HealthSystems - 1995 to 1998

Leadership Appointments

• Chief, Division of General Surgery, Century City Hospital, Los Angeles, CA - 1978 to 1980
• Chief, Division of General Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA - 1985 to 1987
• Chief, Department of Surgery, Century City Hospital, Century City, CA - 1988 to 1989; 1991 to 1993; 1999 to 2001
• Attending Member, Mortality Committee, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA - 1988 to 1990
• Chairman, General Surgery Peer Review Committee, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA - 1988 to 1990
• Attending Member, Peer Review and Mortality Committee, Century City Hospital, Century City, CA - 1993-2004
• Secretary of the Medical Staff, Century City Hospital, Century City, CA - 1989 to 1991
• Vice Chief of Staff, Century City Hospital,  Century City, CA - 1991 to 1993
• Chief of Staff, Century City Hospital, Century City, CA - July 1993 to June 1995
• Secretary, Board of Governors, Century City Hospital, Century City, CA - June 1997 to May 1999
• Vice-Chairman, Board of Governors, Century City Hospital, Century City, CA - June 1999 to Sept 2001
• Chairman, Board of Governors, Century City Hospital, Century City, CA - Oct 2001 to Dec 2003
• Attending Member, Patient Safety Committee, Brotman Medical Center - August 2004 to present

Societies

• Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, June 3, 1977
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, October 23, 1980
• Los Angeles County Medical Association
• California Medical Association
• American College of Legal Medicine
• The Longmire Surgical Society
• The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Awards

• Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 1986-1987
• 2002 Honoree, Greater Los Angeles Chapter Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America

Private Practice

• Private practice in General Surgery - Los Angeles, CA - July 1977 to present
• Attending Surgeon, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA - 1977 to present
• Teaching Faculty, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA - 1977 to present
• Attending Surgeon, Brotman Medical Center, Culver City, CA - 2004 to present.
• Attending Surgeon, Olympia Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA - 2004 to present.
• Medical Advisory Committee, Greater Los Angeles Chapter Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, 2002 to present
• Attending Surgeon, Century City Hospital 1977 to 2004 (Hospital closed)
• Expert Reviewer, Medical Board of California
• Board of Directors, Greater Los Angeles Chapter  Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America , 1992 to 2002

Publication

• Mullen P. et al. “Barnett continent intestinal reservoir;  Multicenter Experience with an Alternative to the Brooke Ileostomy”, Dis Colon Rectum  1995; 38:6-573