Other Specialties
Circulatory-assist devices (LVAD)
Minimally invasive heart surgery
Valve repair
Affiliated Hospitals
Hahnemann University Hospital
Mercy-Fitzgerald Hospital
Cancer Treatment Center of America
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Postgraduate Training and Education
Adult General Thoracic Surgery Resident at Fox Chase Cancer Center completed in 2000
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Resident at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children completed in 1999
Adult Cardiac Surgery Resident at Hahnemann University Hospital completed in 1999
Surgical Residency at Medical College of Virginia completed in 1998
Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology from Medical College of Virginia completed in 1998
Research Fellow in Cardiac Surgery at Medical College of Virginia completed in 1995
Doctorate of Medicine from University of North Carolina completed in 1990
Bachelor`s of Science in Chemistry from University of North Carolina completed in 1986
Present Employment
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine, 2006-present
Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mercy-Fitzgerald Hospital, 2006-present
Surgical Director for Cardiac Transplantation at Hahnemann University Hospital, 2003-present
Program Director for Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency at Hahnemann University Hospital, 2003-present
Honors and Awards
John C. Forbes Graduate Student Colloquium: First place, Proposed Research, 1993
Medical School Award for Academic Excellence, 1987 and 1988
Venable Medal for Outstanding Senior Chemistry Major, 1986 |