Current Appointments & Affiliations
Provisional Faculty in the Department of Surgery
·
2025 - Present
Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
The impact of high-risk zip code on receiving standard of care therapy and survival in esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Journal Article J Thorac Dis · September 30, 2025 BACKGROUND: The impact of sociodemographic disparities on oncologic outcomes has been established. The opportunity to investigate high-risk zip codes of residence as related to standard-of-care therapy and subsequent survival offers an avenue to mitigate d ... Full text Link to item CiteThe impact of extended lymphadenectomy on survival in esophageal adenocarcinoma with complete pathologic response: a retrospective study.
Journal Article J Thorac Dis · July 31, 2025 BACKGROUND: The impact of extended lymphadenectomy in esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has been established in recent literature. The role of lymph node harvest in those achieving a complete pathologic response (CPR) is less clear. We aim to further investi ... Full text Link to item CiteHeartmate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Bend Relief Disconnection Causing Laceration of the Outflow Graft.
Journal Article ASAIO J · May 1, 2025 As technology in mechanical circulatory support continues to advance, so does the utilization of durable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). We present the first reported case of HeartMate 3 (HM3) LVAD bend relief disconnection causing laceration of t ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of Arizona, College of Medicine ·
2018
M.D.