His credentials are as follows:
Graduated, University of Dayton, 1960 - B.S.
Graduated, University of Cincinnati, 1964 - M.D.
Intern, Cincinnati General Hospital, 1964 - 1965
Captain, United States Air Force, 1965 - 1967
Married Marilyn Sanders, 1965
Four children; Daniel, Penny, Rich and Jodie
Emergency Room Physician, Mercy Hospital of Hamilton, 1967 - 1968
Private practice of Family Medicine, Linden Medical Group, Hamilton, 1968 - 1992
Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Fraternity, 1963
Certified, American Board of Family Practice, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1995 (by examination)
President, Hamilton Academy of Medicine, 1984
Chief of Staff, Mercy Hospital of Fairfield, 1980
Elected Coroner of Butler County, OH, November, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000
Chairman, Credentials Committee, Mercy Hospital of Fairfield - 1983
Member of Butler County Medical Society
Member of Ohio State Medical Association
Member of American Medical Association
Member of Ohio Academy of Family Practice
Member of American Academy of Family Practice
President Ohio State Coroner's Association, 1983 - 1984
Member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Hamilton, OH
Member of the Butler County Republican Executive Committee
Clinical Instructor of Family Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1978 - 1990)
Chief of Staff, Mercy Hospital of Hamilton, 1989
President of Lindenwald Kiwanis Club, 1999
Lt. Governor of Fifth District Ohio Kiwanis, 1999 - 2000
President-elect of International Association of Coroner & Medical Examiners (2000-2001)
Board member of Ohio Council of County Officials 1997 to present
Board of Directors Ohio State Coroner's Association, current
Recipient of the Samuel R. Gerber Award, Ohio State Coroner's Association, 1998
Received commendation on achievements as Coroner from the Ohio House of Representatives, June 19, 1998