Current Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Instructor in the Department of Surgery
·
2024 - Present
Surgical Oncology,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Validation of Lymph Node Thresholds as Prognostic Factors in Medullary Thyroid Cancer Staging.
Conference Ann Surg Oncol · June 2026 INTRODUCTION: The current AJCC medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) staging system anatomically stratifies lymph node (LN) status but does not incorporate quantitative assessment of LN metastases. Our past work identified ≥ 8 positive LNs and LN ratio (LNR) ≥ 14 ... Full text Link to item CiteASO Visual Abstract: Validation of Lymph Node Thresholds as Prognostic Factors in Medullary Thyroid Cancer Staging.
Journal Article Ann Surg Oncol · June 2026 Full text Link to item CiteExpenses and expectations for endocrine surgeries: A national analysis of price transparency and cost of care.
Journal Article Surgery · January 2026 BACKGROUND: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services price transparency rule aims to facilitate cost-conscious consumer decision making. However, factors mediating transparency and real-world prices for endocrine surgeries are not well described. MET ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation
Florida International University, Wertheim College of Medicine ·
2018
M.D.
University of Miami ·
2014
B.S.