Skull base tumors, pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas, aneurysms, vascular malformation, craniovertebral junction lesions, brain tumors, trigeminal neuralgia, complex spine surgery.
Medical Education: MD, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Residency: Neurological Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah -- 2006
Fellowship: Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon -- 2007
Academic Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Otolaryngology, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Research Interests: Microsurgical and microvascular anastomosis skills training, surgical simulation and
virtual reality, quantitative surgical neuroanatomy, novel skull base approaches, endoscopic skull base
surgery, cerebral vasospasm, and pituitary tumor biology.
Publications: Over 70 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 12 book chapters, 60 abstract presentations.
Publications & Presentations
Honors: Walter E. Dandy Clinical Fellowship Awarded by Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Synthes
CMF Skull Base Fellowship Award, Alpha Omega Alpha, Trustees Academic Scholarship -- NY Medical
College, UCLA-Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Dean's List.