Board Certifications
- Board Certified, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Education
- 1990 Graduated from Austin College
- 1996 Medical Degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Postgraduate Training
- 1996 – 1997 Internship, General Surgery, University of Oklahoma
- 1997 – 2000 Residency, General Surgery, University of Oklahoma
- 2000 – 2001 Chief Resident, General Surgery, University of Oklahoma – Tulsa
- 2001 – 2002 Residency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Saint Vincent Health Center, Erie Pennsylvania
- 2002 – 2003 Fellowship, Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery, The Lankenau Hospital and Institute for Medical Research Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Faculty Appointments
- 2003 – 2005 Associate Staff, Erie Rectal and Colon Surgery, Erie, Pennsylvania
- 2003 – 2005 Director, Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery Saint Vincent Health System, Erie, Pennsylvania
- 2005 – 2010 Associate Staff Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio
- 2010 – 2012 Associate Staff, West Penn Allegheny Health System Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2012 – 2013 Associate Staff, Co-Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- 2013 – 2016 Program Director, Saint Vincent’s Health Science Center Allegheny Health Center, Erie, PA
- 2016 – 2017 Associate Staff, Methodist Hospital Texas, Department of Surgery, Houston, TX
- 2018 – 2022 Staff, Columbia University, Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, New York, NY
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Frank A. Clingan Society
- International Society of Digestive Surgery
- Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
- Pennsylvania Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- Northeastern Society of Colorectal Surgery
National Advisory Committees
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons – Standards Committee
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons – Residents Committee
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons – Quality Assessment and Safety
- Committee American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons – Program Director
- Northeastern Society of Colorectal Surgery – Co-Program Director 2005 – Present
- US Surgical for Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery – Course Instructor/Preceptor/Proctor
Cleveland Clinic Appointments
- Program Director, Cleveland Clinic Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course
- Digestive Disease Leadership Board
- Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Planning Committee
- Digestive Disease Space Planning Committee
Awards and Honors
- 1993 Medical Student Scholars Program
- 2000 – 2003 Frank A. Clingan Society
- 2008 Finalist – ASCRS Traveling Fellow Award
- 2009 ASCRS Traveling Fellow Award
- Best Physicians – Pittsburgh
- Best Physicians – USNews & World Report
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Healthgrades Honor Roll
- Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors
- Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors for Cancer Top 10 Doctor – State
- Patients’ Choice Award
- Patients’ Choice 5th Anniversary Award Compassionate Doctor Recognition – 5-Year Honoree