Expert Qualifications
She focuses on the clinical aspects of science, but also on quality and patient safety, which makes her a perfect fit for this case. She is a member of numerous institutional, national, and international professional societies, and has created societies as well. She has been published in medical journals and books over 60 times and holds editorial position for many medical journals. She’s presented to her peers and students over 75 times, and has research completed and ongoing. She’s also won many honors and awards such as her college of medicine’s Excellence in Teaching Award for the Department of Surgery. She does predominantly thoracic work and is very familiar with this issue and complication.
Bio Snapshot
- Location: Ohio
- B.S., Biochemistry Honors Program, University Scholar, McGill University, Montreal
- M.D., with distinction, Dalhousie University, Halifax
- Ph.D. Transplantation Immunology, University of Cambridge
- Masters of Business, Operational Excellence, Fisher School of Business
- Residency, General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax
- Chief Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic Transplantation/Ventricular Assist Surgery, Stanford University
- Board Certification: Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Member, American Thoracic Society
- Former, Assistant Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, The Ohio State University
- Former, Surgical Director of Lung Transplantation The Ohio State University
- Former, Associate Medical Director for Quality and Patient Safety The Ohio State University Medical Center
- Former, Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics
- Current, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, a major hospital in the midwest
- Current, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics
- Current, Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs (Quality and Patient Safety)
- Current,Deputy Director-Quality, Comprehensive Transplant Center, a major hospital in the midwest
