I am a certified surgical assistant with over 30 years experience where I gained a vast knowledge of surgical procedures and patient care. During this time I have also contributed to several textbooks for major publishers as well as writing articles that are published on internet publication web sites. I also have built and maintain two websites which I wrote all the text found there. They are www.thelaserveincenter.com and www.medicalscrubsrus.com . Other endeavors I have delved in are education where I was an instructor, curriculum writer, and program developer and consulting with surgical assisting program accreditation. Technical writing, research, and education have always been my passion 2nd to my clinical practice.