Honors and Awards
- Master Teacher Award, Association for Surgical Education
- 2003 The Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching,, Stanford University School of Medicine
- The John Austin Collins Memorial Award for Outstanding Resident Teaching,, Department of Surgery, Stanford University
- Medical Student Teaching Award, Surgery rotation,, Department of Surgery, Stanford University
- Khatali Award for Excellence in Teaching,, University of New Mexico
- Faculty Teaching Excellence Award,, University of New Mexico
- Navajo Area Indian Health Service
Directors Award for Excellence, Indian Health Service
- United States Public Health Service
Achievement Award, Public Health Service
- Physician of the Year, Gallup Indian Medical Center