BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Citadel, the Military College, 1999
Certifications
PHY
State of Georgia, 2013
Awards & Honors
Best Resident Teaching Award
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, 2011
Gold Medal Forum Award Paper, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Southeastern Surgical Congress, 2009
Gold Medal Forum Award Paper, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Southeastern Surgical Congress, 2008
Yul Brunner Head & Neck Cancer Research Fellowship
Medical University of South Carolina, 2002
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
SURG 5300
Pediatric Surgery Extn.
RSUR 5000
Surgery
SURG 5007
Surgery Sub-I
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
Occult injury in the context of selective use of computed tomography (CT) in pediatric thoracic trauma, 2015 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Severe myocardial injury and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation following perinatal asphyxia, 2015 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiorespriatory failure due to congenital diaphgragmatic hernia and Ebstein's anomaly., 2015 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Evaluation of soft tissue attachments to a novel intra-abdominal prosthetic in a rabbit model, 2012 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Effect of Bacterial Exposure on Acellular Human Dermis in a Rat Ventral Hernia Model, 2010 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Appendicitis imaging
Department Service
Children's Hospital of Georgia Medical Excecutive Committee
2015 - Present
Massive Transfusion Ad Hoc Working Group
2015 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Pediatric ICU Critical Care Physician Recruitment Committee
2015 - Present
Role: Committee Member
American College of Surgeons Pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS Pediatric NSQIP), Surgeon Champion, CHOG
2014 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Pediatric Trauma Committee
2014 - Present
Role: Committee Member
College Service
American Pediatric Surgical Association
2015 - Present