Expert Qualifications
This double board certified expert earned his MD at New York University School of Medicine and completed post-graduate training at the nation's top medical institutions. His clinical practice encompasses all aspects of general thoracic surgery. He has special interests in thoracic malignancies including lung cancer, esophageal cancer and mediastinal and chest wall tumors. This expert has published over 25 papers in prestigious peer-reviewed journals including the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, The Journal of Surgical Research, Surgery, and The Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. In addition, he has authored several book chapters and has presented his research at the Surgical Forum of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of University Surgeons, the Association for Academic Surgery, and the American Association for Cancer Research.
Bio Snapshot
- Location: NM
- BA, Mathematics and Biological Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
- MD, New York University School of Medicine
- Internship and Residency, General Surgery, NYU Medical Center
- Residency, Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU Medical Center
- Research Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU Medical Center
- Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital (Harvard)
- Board Certified: Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
- Member, General Thoracic Surgery Club
- Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Former, Clinical Instructor, General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine
- Former, Clinical Instructor in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- Former, Associate Surgeon & Clinical Instructor of Thoracic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
- Former, Associate Surgeon - Thoracic Surgery, North Jersey Thoracic Surgical Associates
- Current, Associate Professor of Surgery - Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, a top university affiliated medical center
