Specialty:
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Board Certification:
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Medical Interests:
Aortic Surgery
Endovascular Surgery
Heart Transplantation
Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
Valvular Heart Surgery

Education:
Medical School, 1998
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Internship:
General Surgery Internship, 1998-1999
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Post-doctoral Research Fellowship:
Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure, 2000-2002
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Residencies:
General Surgery, 1999-2005
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2005-2007
University of Maryland Medical Center, Balitmore, MD

Academic Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery, 2007-2009
University of Maryland Medical Center, Balitmore, MD

Hospital Privileges:
St. Vincent Health, Indianapolis, IN
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Lafayette, IN
Cardinal Health System, Inc., Muncie, IN

Honors and Awards:
University of Maryland Medical Student Research Forum
Medical Student Research Award, 1994       

Heart Failure Society of America Young Investigator Award, 2002

Medical and Academic Societies:
American College of Surgeons, Candidate Member
American Medical Association
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Heart Failure Society of America