Current Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Instructor in the Department of Surgery
·
2024 - Present
Surgical Oncology,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Expenses 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 CiteExploring actionable targets to address disparities in thyroid cancer survival: A study of patients with aggressive variants of papillary thyroid cancer.
Journal Article Am J Surg · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Despite compromised survival, disparities studies on aggressive variants of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) are sparse. METHODS: Using the NCDB (2004-20), adult Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW), Non-Hispanic Asians or Pacific Islanders (NHAPI), Hispani ... Full text Link to item CiteSex-Based Differences in Medullary Thyroid Cancer Survival: A Matched Analysis of 4602 Patients.
Journal Article Ann Surg Oncol · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Whereas medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is more common in female patients, studies have indicated that MTC is more aggressive in males. It is unknown whether sex-based differences in MTC outcomes are due to inherent tumor behavior or factors suc ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Florida International University, Wertheim College of Medicine ·
2018
M.D.
University of Miami ·
2014
B.S.