As a pediatric surgeon, I provide the highest and safest level of care to all of my patients. I welcome all questions and concerns and strive to improve the care we provide to patients today and in the future. I’m dedicated to my patients and their families from the time we meet until they no longer need me. I love watching my patients grow through a lifetime of milestones.
My surgical services include:
Growing up, I always wanted to be a doctor and knew I wanted to work with children and families. When I fell in love with surgery during medical school, I realized that pediatric surgery was a great way to combine my interests and provide a direct and life-long impact on an amazing patient population.
Through quality improvement research, I hope to identify areas of weakness in pediatric surgical care and provide advancements in care delivery, including access to care and the techniques used to provide care.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I am an avid runner and have completed over a dozen marathons. I enjoy hiking and being outdoors and hope to visit every national park in my lifetime.
MD: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, 2010.
Residency: General Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2017.
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2019.
Certifications: General Surgery, 2017; Pediatric Surgery, 2020.
General pediatric surgery; neonatal surgery; esophageal disorders; minimally invasive surgery; metabolic and bariatric surgery; surgical quality improvement
Surgery - General and Thoracic
General and thoracic surgery
General and Thoracic Surgery
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Central Venous Catheter Consideration in Pediatric Oncology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis From the American Pediatric Surgical Association Cancer Committee. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2024; 59:1427-1443.
A Multi-Institutional Study Comparing Stoma Location in Neonates With Intestinal Perforation. Journal of Surgical Research. 2024; 297:56-62.
Critical elements of pediatric liver cancer surgery. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 2023; 32:151340.
Management challenges of a large upper extremity vascular malformation in a patient with capillary malformation-arteriovenous malformation syndrome. Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders. 2021; 9:781-784.
Congenital Portosystemic Shunts in Children: Associations, Complications, and Outcomes. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2020; 65:1239-1251.
Rotavirus Reassortant-Induced Murine Model of Liver Fibrosis Parallels Human Biliary Atresia. Hepatology. 2020; 71:1316-1330.
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