EDUCATION

1976 - 1980	Olivet Nazarene University, Kankakee, IL B.A. (Magna Cum Laude), Zoology
1980 - 1981	Howard University, Washington, D.C. Graduate Studies in Physiology
1981 - 1982	American University, Washington, D.C. Honor Fellow, International Development
1982 - 1987	Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA M.D.

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

1987 - 1992	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ Surgery Residency
1992 - 1993	University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Joseph H. Boyes Foundation Hand Surgery Fellowship
1993 - 1995	University of California, Irvine, CA Plastic Surgery Residency
1995 - 1996	Associate Jeffrey Allan Klein M.D.
1996 - Present	Private Plastic Surgery Practice
2000 - Jan - Feb	Consultant for Lindora Medical Weight Loss Facilities
1/13/1996	Ultra Pulse CO2 Laser for Aesthetic Procedures, Dermatology Associates Of San Diego County, La Jolla, CA
6/7-6/9/96	The Fourth Annual Skin Resurfacing Seminar, The Fulton Skin Institute, Newport Beach, CA
2/22/1997	New Techniques in Tumescent Liposuction, Dermatology Department -Tulane University
4/11,12/1997	Advanced Cardiac Life Support, CME Associates, Orange, CA
6/6/1997 - 6/8/1997	New Horizons and Beyond in Cosmetic Dermatology, Fulton Skin Institute, Newport Beach, CA
10/27,28/1997	Subdermal Therapy, Luxar Corporation, Newport Beach, CA
1/30,31/1998	Q-Switched Nd:YAG Laser Applications for Dermal Hair Removal, Thermolase Corporation, San Diego, CA
10/9-10/12/1998	World Congress: Liposuction Surgery, American Academy Of Cosmetic Surgery, Pasadena, CA
12/11-12/13/1998	The North American Academy of Cosmetic and Restorative Surgery 1998 Annual Meeting: Eye plastic, Facial, Maxillofacial, and General Cosmetic Surgery, Tucson, AZ
1/24/1999	Permanent Color Technology, American Institute of Permanent Color Technology, Tustin, CA
4/28-4/29/2001 & 9/29-9/30/2001	The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.& Bio-Identical Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy. Nootropics, Brain and Aging, HGH, Gonadal Steroid Replacement, DHEA, Melatonin, Pregnenolone and Androstenedione, Thyroid Replacement and the Practical Aspects of Hormone Replacement Therapy. (Orlando, FL) and (Los Angeles, CA)
8/8-8/12/2001	The Fifthteenth Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of the Face. Rhinoplasty, Eyelid Rejuvenation, Forehead Rejuvenation, Lower face Rejuvenation, Hormones Anti-Aging Medication, Skin Resurfacing & Other Methods of Reversing the Signs of Photoaging. Newport Beach, CA
9/29-9/30/01	Hormone Replacement Therapy, Los Angeles, CA The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
11/14-11/15/01	Nutritional Therapy in Medical Practice Long Beach, CA The University of Kansas
11/15-11/18/01	New Advances in Complementary Medicine Long Beach, CA American College for Advancement in Medicine
8/7-8/11/02	The Sixteenth Annual Symposium on the  Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of the Face Newport Beach, CA.
10/15-10/18/02	Phlebology Skills Transfer Workshop.  Houston, TX Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau Vein Institute
12/6-12/8/02	The 10th International Congress on Anti-Aging & Biomedical Technologies Las Vegas, NV. The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M)
4/9-4/13/03	American Society of Laser Medicine & Surgery (ASLMS) Annual Meeting “Non-Ablative and Ablative Laser Resurfacing Course” “Laser Treatment of Vascular Lesions Including Leg Veins Course” “Laser and Light Source Hair Removal Course”                            Anaheim, CA
8/6-8/10/03	The Seventeenth Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of the Face.Newport Beach, CA
9/18-9/21/03	12th International Symposium on Cosmetic Laser Surgery San Diego, CA
11/16/03	The California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 2003 Educational Program: “Advances in Cosmetic Surgery” The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences, Rancho Mirage, CA
12/11-12/14/03	The 11th International Congress on Anti-Aging & Biomedical Technologies Las Vegas, NV. The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M)
1/24/04	Advanced FotoFacial® and Multi-Application Certification Workshop Westwood, CA
1/30-1/31/04	Optimizing Hormone Replacement Therapies San Diego, CA
4/10/04	Advanced FotoFacial® and Multi-Application Certification Workshop Newport Beach, CA
6/19-6/20/04	Age Management Medicine Seminar Series, 2004: Part 1 The Foundation for Care Management, Salt Lake City, UT
8/2/04	Master Course in Aesthetic Mesotherapy Vitality Institute, Miami Beach, FL
8/5 – 8/8/04	18th Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery  Newport Beach, CA
8/13 – 8/14/04	American Course on Aesthetic Mesotherapy                                    American Society of Aesthetic Mesotherapy (ASAM)                      San Francisco, CA
11/30 - 12/1/04	First International Hormone Society’s Practical Symposium Las Vegas, NV
12/2 - 12/5/04	The 12th International Congress on Anti-Aging & Biomedical Technologies Las Vegas, NV. The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M)
12/17/04	Confidentiality Of Medical Records. Santa Ana, CA
1/21 - 1/22/05	A Practical Application of Treating Adult Hormone Deficiencies Using Bio-Identical Hormones. San Diego, CA
4/8 - 4/9/05	International Hormone Society - A Practical Application of Treating Adult Hormone Deficiencies Using Bio-Identical Hormones. Las Vegas, NV
5/31 - 6/6/05	Age Management Hormone Modulation Training. Passed Examination for Certification in Age Management Medicine. AMA/PRA Level 4 Classification Physician Training in Age Management. Cenegenics ® Medical Institute, Las Vegas, NV. Foundation for Care Management
8/4 - 8/7/05	19th Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery
8/19 - 8/21/05	The Effects of Hormonal Therapies on Quality of Life Issues, Part 2. The Foundation for Care Management. Salt Lake City, UT
12/9 - 12/12/05	American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. 13th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine. Las Vegas, NV
4/27/06	#9727 Pain Management, Palliative Care and Treatment of the Termanally Ill, CME Resource
4/28 - 4/30/06	2006 Seminar Series: The Effects of Hormonal Therapies on Quality of Life Issues, Part 2, Salt Lake City, UT
6/24 - 6/25/06	2006 Seminar Series: The Effects of Hormonal Therapies on Quality of Life Issues, Part 1, San Diego, CA
9/8 - 9/10/06	A Practical Application of Treating Adult Hormone Deficiencies - Advanced Course, San Diego, CA
3/17 - 3/18/07	2007 Seminar Series: Mastering Protocols for Bio Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Part 1

MEMBERSHIP

1997 - Present California Medical Association

1997 - Present Orange County Medical Association

1997 - Present Mission Hospital Foundation

1998 - Present American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc.

1998 - Present The North American Academy of Cosmetic and Restorative
Surgery

1999 American Council of Dermagraphic Research

2000 - Present American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
Board Certified by the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine

2004 - Present Examiner. American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine      

2004 - Present  International Hormone Society

HONORS

1979 & 1980 Who’s Who Among Student in American Colleges and Universities

1980 International Youth in Achievement Award

1980 Phi Delta Lambda, Scholastic Honor Society

1980 Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society

1980 The National Register of Outstanding College Graduates in America

1981 Graduate Honor Fellowship, American University

1983 - 1985 Fellowship, United States Agency for International Development and World Council of Churches

1987 Alpha Sigma Chi Leadership Fraternity, Medical College of Virginia

1987 Reader’s Digest International Fellow, Medical Assistant Program

1989 Young Women Achievers Award, National Council of Women

1989 Honorary Fellow, International Reed Institute for the Advanced
Study of Leadership

1993 F. Edward Johnson Outstanding Achievement in Service to Children
Award, African Development Foundation. Presented at the National
Museum of African Art/Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.

HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS

1990 - Present SAIDIA for Children of Africa, New York, NY
President/Founder
SAIDIA is a non-profit organization providing surgical aid to
children of Africa. Founded with Dr. Richard Leakey.

1987 Operation KIDS, Richmond, VA
Co-Chairman
Spearheaded Kenya International Development and Surgery (KIDS)
project, which sponsored a team of plastic and reconstructive specialists from the Medical College of Virginia to work in Kenya. They repaired cleft lip and palate deformities, club feet, postpolio orthopedic conditions and severe burns. This effort resulted in elimination of a waiting list in excess of two years.

Functioned as primary coordinator and liaison between MCV Hospitals and Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. Personally secured eight tons of donated medical supplies and equipment and their gratuitous shipment form Europe to Africa.

Founder of Answer Africa - A nonprofit organization dedicated to the eradication of malaria in Africa.
From September 2006 through September 2007, Answer Africa has raised funding and donated medical supplies, medical equipment, microscopes and wheelchairs valued at over $600K as well an additional $80K to provide 52,500 mosquito nets to rural areas and villages in Kenya.

POSITIONS HELD

1983 Chairman
African Famine Relief, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA

1983 - 1985 President
Student Medical Society of the Medical Society of Virginia

1994 - 1995 Chairman, Scholarship Committee
International Reed Institute for the Advanced Study of Leadership

1998 - Present Auxiliary Member
Camino Health Center Auxiliary

OTHER ACTIVITIES

1979 International Student Mission Corps, Italy

1990, Sept. 29-30 UNITED NATIONS - SAIDIA Delegate
SAIDIA Delegate to UNICEF World Summit for Children

1991 Member, Expert Committee of the Women’s Commission for
Refugee/Displaced Women and Children
(International Rescue Committee).

1991 SAIDIA Delegate to the African/African-American Summit, Abidjan,
Ivory Coast.

1991 - 1994 Advisory Board. African Development Foundation.

1992 Surgery in the Third World Conference, Long, England.
SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA ORGANIZED

SAIDIA African Scholars Program.
Established in 1991 - ongoing.

“Reducing Infant Morbidity/Mortality.” Course led by Clint Davis, M.D. University of Ghana Medical School at Korle-Bu, Ghana, Africa. Sponsored by SAIDIA.
January 1992.

“The Assessment of Trauma Care at the University of Ghana Medical School at Korle-Bu,
Ghana,” by Ken Swan, M.D., Chief of General Surgery, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey Medical School. Ghana, Africa. Sponsored by SAIDIA.
April 26 - May 10, 1992.

“Surgical Treatment of Anorectal Malformations.” A Pan African Pediatric Surgery Workshop led by Alberto Pena, M.D. of Long Island Jewish Hospital. University of Nairobi School of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Sponsored by SAIDIA.
November 2-4, 1992.

“Advanced Pediatric Life Support Course.” The first such course given in sub-Saharan Africa. Led by faculty from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in partnership with faculty of University of Nairobi School of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Sponsored by SAIDIA.
November 17-19, 1992.

“Care of Acute and Chronic Traumatic Hand Injuries.” University of Nairobi School of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Sponsored by SAIDIA.
October 1993.

“Advanced Pediatric Life Support Course.” Course taught by faculty from John Hopkins University School of Medicine in partnership with the University of Ghana Medical School at Korle-Bu. Ghana, Africa. Sponsored by SAIDIA.
November 18-20, 1993.

Pan African Association of Pediatrics Surgeons Conference. University of Nairobi School of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Sponsored by SAIDIA.
March 1994.

“Trauma Life Support Course.” Taught by faculty from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria, Annual Meeting. University of Lagos Medical School, Igbobi Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria. Sponsored by SAIDIA.
September 7-11, 1994.

2000 - Present CABLE TELEVISION
Featured weekly on the Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN)
"DOCTOR to DOCTOR" Program

2001 RADIO - KHPY (1530 AM)
Host of "The Wellness Hour with Dr. Makena"
Daily from 12 Noon until 1PM

PRESENTATIONS

“SAIDIA for Children of Africa: Justification for Including Surgical Care in the African Development Agenda”
United Nations. New York City, NY.
October 22, 1990.

UNICEF-The day of the African Child. “The Day of the African Child: Why Celebrate? -
A Look at the Plight of Children in African”
United Nations. New York City, NY.
June 16, 1991.

“Summary Report of the Progress and Programs of SAIDIA for the Children of Africa”
“The Transfer of Medical Knowledge Within Urban and Rural Areas in Africa”
United Nations. New York City, NY.
October 21, 1991.

UNICEF-The Day of the African Child. “A Proposal for On-Site Education of African Pediatric Specialists”
Rhiga Royal, New York City, NY.
June 13, 1992.

“Median Nerve: Injuries, Compression, Tendon Transfers”
Los Angeles Hand Conference, Hand Surgery Lecture, Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles, CA.
January 28, 1993.

“Why Surgical Care for Children in Africa Should Be On The Development Agenda”
African Development Foundation. National Museum of African Art/Smithsonian,
Washington, D.C.
February 1, 1993.

“Flexor Tendon Reconstruction: Secondary Grafts, Tenolysis”
Los Angeles Hand conference, Hand Surgery Lecture, Kaiser Permanente, W. Los Angeles, CA.
May 13, 1993.

UNICEF-The Day of the African Child. “Dreams Do Come True: SAIDIA for Children of Africa’s Role in the Formation of the Pan African Association of Pediatric Surgeons”
Yale Club, New York City, NY.
June 19, 1993.

“Operations SAIDIA: Fulfilling the Reconstructive Needs in Africa”
National Medical Association Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
August 11, 1993.

SAIDIA for Children of Africa: The Need for Surgical Care in Africa”
Grand Rounds, University of California-Irvine, Irvine Medical Center.
October 11, 1993

“Management of Facial Trauma”
University of Ghana Medical School at Korle-Bu, Ghana, Africa.
November 18-20, 1993

“Refinements in Bilateral Cleft Lip Closure” (Marangu JAM and Furnas DW)
Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of American College of Surgeons
Newport Beach, CA.
January 21-23, 1994

“Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery”
Grand Rounds, University of California-Irvine, Irvine Medical Center.
January 24, 1994

“Facial Nerve Injuries: Acute and Chronic Reconstruction”
Grand Rounds, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, Medical Center.
June 6, 1994

“Fractures of the Hand”
National Medical Association Convention. Orlando, Florida
July 24, 1994

“Refinements in Bilateral Cleft Lip Closure”
National Medical Association Convention. Orlando, Florida
July 25, 1994

“Summary Report of the Progress and Activities of SAIDIA for Children of Africa-Assessment of Programs and Future Directions.”
United Nations. New York City, NY.
November 19, 1994

“What I Never Learned in College”
Sigma Phi Mu Dinner, Point Loma Nazarene College, San Diego, CA.
March 4, 1995

PUBLICATIONS

Marangu JAM:
“Population Growth and Development in Kenya: A Field Study”
American University, 1989.

Marangu JAM, Gnassi A, Chung HR, Stillert CR, Lazaro EJ:
“Acute Chylous Peritonitis”
Digestive Surgery, Vol. 8, No. 3:194-196, 1991.

Tortella BJ, Swan KG, Donahoo JS, Tischler C, Marangu JAM, Orjiako ABC, Sharples C, Swan BC:
“Trauma Life Support Education: A Didactic and Caprine Laboratory Course Improves Nigerian Physician Knowledge in the Assessment and Treatment of Trauma Patients”
(Submitted for Publication)

FACE To FACE – Cover Your Options For Looking Younger
Co-Authored with  Dee Simmons