Credentials & Education
Medical School
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Residency
- Phoenix Integrated Surgical, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
Professional Affiliations
- The American Society of Breast Surgeons
About
My path to becoming a board-certified general surgeon started with my childhood love of science, combined with my propensity to tinker and take apart things that weren’t working – and then make them work again.
Then, in college, I broke my finger playing hockey. While it healed, I became a Zamboni driver so I could at least stay on the ice – and I encountered a hockey league made up of physicians. One of them was a surgeon, and I asked if I could shadow him at the hospital. I was able to witness an operation for the first time and I instantly fell in love with surgery, and the rest is history. I met, and trained alongside, many innovative surgeons who were making their mark in different specialties, which gave me a strong background in the procedures I perform today.
I perform a broad variety of traditional, laparoscopic and robotic-assisted general surgery procedures, including – but not limited to – hernia repair; breast biopsy and surgery; gallbladder and small bowel surgery; colorectal and endoscopy procedures; temporal artery biopsy; and a wide variety of skin and soft tissue surgeries.
I also work with patients who are under the care of an endocrinologist and need thyroid and parathyroid surgeries. These delicate, intricate and precise procedures require a high level of precision and finesse – and patients tend to bounce back quickly and beautifully. It’s very gratifying, as the surgeon, to find and fix the problem by the time the patient wakes up from anesthesia.
When I’m not with patients, I spend time with my family or on my hobbies, which include exploring the desert, traveling, scuba diving and jewelry making.
My path to becoming a board-certified general surgeon started with my childhood love of science, combined with my propensity to tinker and take apart things that weren’t working – and then make them work again. Then, in college, I broke my finger playing hockey. While it healed, I became a Zamboni driver so I could at least stay on the ice – and I encountered a hockey league made up of physicians. One of them was a surgeon, and I asked if I could shadow him at the hospital. I was able to witness an operation for the first time and I instantly fell in love with surgery, and the rest is history. I met, and trained alongside, many innovative surgeons who were making their mark in different specialties, which gave me a strong background in the procedures I perform today. I perform a broad variety of traditional, laparoscopic and robotic-assisted general surgery procedures, including – but not limited to – hernia repair; breast biopsy and surgery; gallbladder and small bowel surgery; colorectal and endoscopy procedures; temporal artery biopsy; and a wide variety of skin and soft tissue surgeries. I also work with patients who are under the care of an endocrinologist and need thyroid and parathyroid surgeries. These delicate, intricate and precise procedures require a high level of precision and finesse – and patients tend to bounce back quickly and beautifully. It’s very gratifying, as the surgeon, to find and fix the problem by the time the patient wakes up from anesthesia. When I’m not with patients, I spend time with my family or on my hobbies, which include exploring the desert, traveling, scuba diving and jewelry making.