Professional Experience

2011 - present, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2011 - present, Staff Surgeon, Division of General Oncologic Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2006 - 2008, Flight Physician, MetroHealth Hospital, Cleveland, OH

Education and Training

2010 - 2011, Chief Clinical Fellow, Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

2009 - 2010, Chief Resident, General Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
 
2003 - 2009, Resident, General Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

2006 - 2008, Research Fellow, Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

1999 - 2003, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, M.D.

1994 - 1999, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, B.S.in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 

Licensure and Certifications

Medical Board of California
Florida Board of Medicine
State Medical Board of Ohio
American Board of Surgery, Certified

Professional Affiliations

American College of Surgeons
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
American Association for Cancer Research
Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 08/11.

Honors and Awards

2011, Research Works in Progress Award, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

2008, Outstanding Research Fellow of the Year, Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease Institute

2007 - 2008, Crile Research Fellowship Grant, Cleveland Clinic

2007, Research Award, Ohio Valley Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

2007, Harry E. Bacon Foundation Award, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

2003 - 2004, Intern of the Year, University of South Florida College of Medicine 

1999 - 2001, Medical Scientist Training Program, Tufts University School of Medicine