Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Surgery
·
2022 - Present
Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Short-term impact of bariatric surgery on systemic inflammation in patients with asthma.
Journal Article Respir Med · December 2025 BACKGROUND: The systemic inflammatory environment in obesity contributes to increased asthma symptoms and diminished asthma control. Asthma patients that have undergone bariatric surgery report significant improvements in asthma symptoms and medication use ... 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 CiteCurrent state of the definition and terminology related to weight recurrence after metabolic surgery: review by the POWER Task Force of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Journal Article Surg Obes Relat Dis · July 2022 Bariatric surgery continues to be the most reliable treatment for the disease of obesity. Despite excellent results, some patients experience weight recurrence with or without concomitant recurrence of co-morbidities. There is currently no standard definit ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
FSF Fellowship
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Foundation for Surgical Fellowships · 2022 - 2023FSF Fellowship
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Foundation for Surgical Fellowships · 2021 - 2022FSF Fellowship
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Foundation for Surgical Fellowships · 2020 - 2021View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine ·
2004
M.D.