Professor of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine and OB/GYN, Department of Anesthesiology and OB/GYN University of Virginia Health System, Algeria’s Ministry of Higher Education, Medical School Tuition, Algeria -1982 Algeria’s Ministry of Higher Education, Medical School Tuition, Algeria -1988 Recipient of the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research Program Stipend Award: The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio; TX. Department of Anesthesiology- 2003. Recipient of Best Resident Teaching Award for Medical Students (Voted by Medical Students: The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, TX- Department of Anesthesiology-2004.