Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
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2023 - Present
Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery,
Surgery
Chief, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery
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2022 - Present
Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery,
Surgery
Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Surgery
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2024 - Present
Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Building Surgical Character: A Dynamic Simulation Curriculum for Nontechnical Skills.
Journal Article J Surg Educ · April 2025 OBJECTIVE: Previous simulation curricula of nontechnical skills have focused on communication skills or empathy in isolation from technical skills, using feedback from one rater. We aimed to develop and pilot an expanded simulation curriculum focused on si ... Full text Link to item CiteImpact of metal vs non-absorbable, polymer clips during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Journal Article Surg Endosc · April 2025 BACKGROUND: Titanium metal clips have classically been used to occlude the cystic artery and duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Non-absorbable, polymer clips are an alternative with a locking feature. There is limited research evaluating the ad ... Full text Link to item CiteSuccessful Prevention of Parastomal Hernia Formation With Intra-Abdominal Funnel-Shaped Mesh.
Journal Article JAMA Surg · November 1, 2024 Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Medtronic HUGO
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Covidien Lp · 2023 - 2029Video-based Collaborative Learning to Improve Ventral Hernia Repair
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2023 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Harvard University ·
2007
M.Ed.
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine ·
2003
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania ·
1999
B.A.