Education

Doctor of Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI

B.A., Biology and Society
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Post Graduate Training

UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School / Cooper University Hospital, Plastic Surgery Residency Program
Plastic Surgery Resident

Monmouth Medical Center General Surgery Residency Program, Long Branch, NJ
Categorical General Surgery Resident

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Categorical Internal Medicine Resident

Board Certified in General Surgery

Trauma Exsanguination Protocol
University of Pennsylvania Department of Trauma Surgery

Research Assistant
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Investigated the development of myocytes in a microgravity environment, using a mouse embryo model.

Research Assistant to Space Shuttle STS 78
National Aeronautic and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center

Publications

“The Safety of Panniculectomy Combined with Pelvic Surgery in the Morbidly Obese.”
Annals of Plastic Surgery. Submitted for publication.

“Treatment of Auricular Pseudocyst with aspiration and local pressure application”
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 59, p 1450-1452.

"Mammary Myofibroblastoma in Women: a Changing Perspective
Contemporary Surgery


Posters/Presentations

The Safety of Panniculectomy Combined with Pelvic Surgery in the Morbidly Obese Presentation
Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference. Pasedena, California.

Treatment of Auricular Pseudocyst with aspiration and local pressure application
NJ Society of plastic surgeons, New Brunswick, NJ

Trauma Exsanguination Protocol
Regional meeting of trauma surgery, Pennsylvania

Ileal Carcinoid Metastatic to the Larynx
American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA

Mammary Endocrine Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: A Case Report
American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA

Pure Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast Presenting As an Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA

Malar Metastasis from Colon Carcinoma: A Case Report
New York Colorectal Society, New York, NY

Ileal Carcinoid Metastatic to the Testicle
New York Colorectal Society, New York, NY

Unusual Metastases from Gastrointestinal Carcinoid
New York Colorectal Society, New York, NY

Awards

I made a difference Patient Service Award
Cooper Hospital, Camden, NJ

CHARLES L. ZUKAUKUS AWARD, To the surgical resident who has best demonstrated precision, thoroughness and meticulous attention in the care of his/her patients
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ

“I made a difference” Patient Service Award
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ

Golden Stethoscope Award for Outstanding Resident Teaching
Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hannehman University Medical School, Philadelphia, PA

Margoes Foundation Merit Scholar
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI