EDUCATION:

UNDERGRADUATE:

1987-1991     University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL B.S. Health Care Management and English

GRADUATE:                                            

1992-1996     University of Alabama School of Medicine Birmingham, AL

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

1996-1997 Internship, Department of Surgery University of South Alabama Hospitals and Clinics

1997-2001 Resident, Department of Surgery University of South Alabama Hospitals and Clinics

2000-2001 Chief Resident, Department of Surgery University of South Alabama Hospitals and Clinics

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

1997-2001 Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama

AWARDS and HONORS:

University of Alabama - National Merit Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship
University of South Alabama - Best Intern 1997
Medical Center - Best Resident 1998-2000
State Representative to the Candidate Associate Congress
American College of Surgeons 2000-2001

PRESENTATION:
Decreased Wound Complications in Laparoscopic vs. Open Ventral Herniorrhaphy-Southeastern Surgical Congress 2001

LICENSURE:
State of Alabama Medical Licensure Commission, Licensed Physician

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery, December, 2002

MEMBERSHIPS:

Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
American Society of Bariatric Surgery
American College of Surgeons