1983-1987 Tufts University
Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude (Biology)

Medford, MA
Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude (Biology)
Hanover, NH
Certificate of Completion (Pre-clinical Sciences)
Doctor of Medicine
Brown University Program in Surgery
1992-1996 Residency in General Surgery
Brown University Program in Surgery
1996-1997 Fellowship in Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Surgery
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
2024-2025 AACS General Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship
Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery
10735 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH
(inactive)
#MD 09278 (inactive)
#2006-01355 exp. 10/10/2026
#MD85045 exp. 5/4/2027
#87276 exp. 10/31/2026
#35.151190 exp. 5/29/26
1996 American Board of Surgery, Qualifying Exam
1997 American Board of Surgery, Diplomate
2017 American Board of Surgery, Recertification
2024 ATLS, Recertification exp. 4/9/2028
2025 BLS, Recertification exp. 7/2027
2025 ACLS, Recertification exp. 7/2027
2025 Am. Board of Cosmetic Surgery, board exams
1995-1996
Assistant Instructor in Surgery
Brown Medical School
Brown Medical School
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
AHPBA HPB Surgery Fellowship
Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
AHPB AHPBA HPB Surgery Fellowship
Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
1997-2006 Active Staff, Department of Surgery
1997-1999 Associate Active Staff, Department of Surgery
St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island
North Providence, RI
1997-2006 Courtesy Staff, Department of Surgery
Women and Infants Hospital
1998-2006 Courtesy Staff, Department of Surgery
2006-2024
Charlotte, NC
1997-2006 Member
GI/Melanoma/Sarcoma Committee
Brown University Oncology Group (BrUOG)
Brown University Cancer Center
2001-2006 Member
Scientific Advisory Board
Brown University Oncology Group
Brown University Cancer Center
2001-2006 Member
Data Safety Monitoring Board
Brown University Oncology Group
Brown University Cancer Center
2001-2006 Co-Chairman
Brown University Oncology Group
Brown University Cancer Center
2007-2021 Program Director, HPB Surgery Fellowship
2017-current Teaching Faculty
Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de
l'Appareil Digestif (IRCAD)
2021-2024 Associate Program Director, HPB Surgery
Fellowship
2022-2024 Grant Reviewer
Wake Forest School of Medicine
1993-1996 Member
Infection Control Committee
1997-2003 Member
Contract and Negotiating Committee
Independent Physicians Association
1997-2006 Moderator
Multidisciplinary GI Tumor Board
Conducted bi-weekly
1998-2002 Member
Surgical Analysis Committee
Lifespan Health Services
1998-2002 Member
Practice Guidelines Sub-Committee
Cancer Committee
1998-2005 Member
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Lifespan Health Services
2001-2006 Section Head
Upper GI/Hepato-Biliary Clinic
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Rhode Island
2002-2006 Member
HPB Multidisciplinary Conference
Conducted monthly
Research Review Committee
Cancer Committee
Multidisciplinary HPB Tumor Board
Conducted weekly
Operating Room Committee
Multidisciplinary HCC Tumor Board
Conducted bi-weekly
Perioperative Governance Committee
Opening of 9B HPB Specialty Floor
Central Division OR Robotics Committee
HPB Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship
Surgical Specialties HPB Advanced Practice
2019-2024
Opening of 11T Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Unit
2020-2024
Hemostasis Committee
2020-2022
Surgical Operations for Levine Cancer Institute
1997-2006
First Surgical Education Conference Conducted weekly
2001-2002
Quality Assurance Committee
2019-2024
Inpatient HPB Service Line
2006 - 2018
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Biology
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
2013 - 2017
Clinical Adjunct Professor of Surgery
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
2018 - 2022
Adjunct Professor of Surgery
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2022 -— 2024
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem / Charlotte, NC
Journal of Interventional Oncology (JIO)
2007-2024
Journal Reviewer (until 2024)
American Surgeon
Annals of Surgery
Annals of Surgical Oncology
Archives of Surgery
Cancer
Cancer Management and Research
Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
General Surgical Oncology
Pancreatic Carcinoma: Advances for the Millennium
Selected Topics in Hepato-Biliary Disease
April 14, 2000
Introduction to Basic Science Research
July 12-15, 2009
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
HPB Surgical Fellows’ Course: Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
August 12-13, 2012
Charlotte, NC
2™4 Annual AHPBA HPB Surgical Fellows’ Course:
Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
August 18-19, 2013
Charlotte, NC
3 Annual AHPBA HPB Surgical Fellows’ Course:
Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
August 17-18, 2014
Charlotte, NC
4 Annual AHPBA HPB Surgical Fellows’ Course:
Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
August 23-24, 2015
Charlotte, NC
5th Annual AHPBA HPB Surgical Fellows’ Course:
Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
August 21-22, 2016
Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA
6 Annual AHPBA HPB Surgical Fellows’ Course:
Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
August 19-21,2017
Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA
7% Annual AHPBA HPB Surgical Fellows’ Course:
Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
August 25-27, 2018
Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA
8 Annual AHPBA HPB Surgical Fellows’ Course:
Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
August 24-26, 2019
Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA
10 Annual AHPBA HPB Surgical Fellows’ Course:
Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
September 2-3, 2021
Las Vegas, NV
11 Annual AHPBA HPB Surgical Fellows’ Course:
Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
September 9-13, 2022
Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA
12 Annual AHPBA HPB Surgical Fellows’ Course:
Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
August 24-28, 2023
Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA
First Annual CMC Liver Course: AASLD Update
December 1, 2007
Charlotte, NC
Second Annual CMC Liver Course: HPB Malignancies
December 6, 2008
Charlotte, NC
Third Annual CMC Liver Course:
Emerging Technologies in GI and HPB Diseases
December 5, 2009
Charlotte, NC
Fourth Annual CMC Liver Course: A Patient-Based Approach
December 10, 2010
Pinehurst, NC
Fifth Annual CMC Liver Course: Advances in Medical and
Surgical
Interventions for GI & HPB Diseases
December 3, 2011
Charlotte, NC
Sixth Annual GI/HPB Conference: Challenges in the Treatment
Pancreatic Cancer & Upper GI Diseases
November 17, 2012
Charlotte, NC
Seventh Annual GI/HPB Conference:
Advanced Therapeutics and Techniques
November 15, 2013
Charlotte, NC
Eighth Annual GI/HPB Conference: Management Strategies for
Liver Disease & Cancer; and Symposium on Gastrointestinal
Malignancies
December 5-6, 2014
Charlotte, NC
Ninth Annual GI/HPB Conference: Update in GI Disease
December 5, 2015
Charlotte, NC
Tenth Annual GI/HPB Conference: Update in GI Disease
December 3, 2016
Charlotte, NC
Director of Hands-On Surgical Training Courses:
Advanced Laparoscopic Workshops
Laparoscopic Hepatic Surgery: Liver Resection; Cryosurgery
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH 1996-1997
Mini-Fellowship for Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Conducted quarterly 2007-2019
Mini-Fellowship for Open & Laparoscopic Ventral & Incisional
Hernia Repair
Conducted quarterly 2007-2016
Microwave Ablation Workshop: HPB Malignancies
University of Colorado
August 14-15, 2008, Denver, CO
Mini-Fellowship for Hepatic Tumor Ablation
Conducted at CMC twice yearly 2009-2019
Conducted virtually quarterly 2020-present
Mini-Fellowship for Hepatic Radiofrequency Ablation
September 16-17, 2009
Mini-Fellowship for Laparoscopic and Hand-Assisted Solid Organ
Conducted twice yearly 2009-2017
Laparoscopic Liver Surgery Course
December 4-5, 2011
Charlotte, NC
CHS Training Course in Laparoscopic HPB Surgery
October 22-23, 2015
Las Vegas, NV
CHS Training Course in Laparoscopic HPB Surgery
October 21-22, 2016
Las Vegas, NV
CHS Training Course in Laparoscopic HPB Surgery
October 27-28, 2017
Las Vegas, NV
CHS Training Course in Laparoscopic HPB Surgery
October 28-30, 2018
Las Vegas, NV
CHS Training Course in Laparoscopic HPB Surgery
November 15-16, 2019
Las Vegas, NV
Finalist for Councilor-at-Large for the Governing Board
2009 Election
1994 to present
- General Surgery Coding & Reimbursement Committee (SSO representative) 2019 to 2024
ACS Oncology Group
2000-2006
- Principal Investigator for Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
ACS, Rhode Island Chapter / Providence Surgical Society
2000-2006
- Hospital Representative
2007 to present
- Advisory Board for Oncology Spectrum: Advances in Treatment Options for Clinical Oncologists
- Research and Education Committee 2001-2003
- Program Committee 2003-2010
- Executive Council 2009 to present
- Program Directors Committee 2009 to 2024
- Chairman, Committee on Emerging Technologies & Therapeutics 2010-2012
- Development Committee 2012-2015
- Program Committee 2016 to present
- Committee Chair, Development & Industry Council
Fellowship Council
- By-Laws Committee 2009 to 2024
- Scientific Committee 2014-2016
- Abstract Reviewer for 2016 World Congress, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Development Committee 2022 to 2024
- Organizing Committee 2018 to present
- Council Member 2018 to present
- Treasurer Elect 2018-2020
2003-2014
1992-1993
Rocky Mountain Surgical Society
2000-2014
2008-2011
SSAT (Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract)
2003-2006
2008-2012
2008-2011
SAGES (Society of Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons)
SSO (Society of Surgical Oncology)
2019 to 2024
Southeastern Surgical Congress
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
2024 to present
2025 to present
Tufts University
Medford, MA
Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover, NH
Performance of the first microwave ablation procedure at Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Awarded to the HPB Surgery Program by the Charlotte Business Journal
Purple Stride Charlotte
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Presented by Wake Forest School of Medicine
November 17, 2021
“Hepatolithiasis Caused by Right Hepatic Artery Branches Forming an Arterial Ring Compressing the Common Hepatic Duct”
American College of Gastroenterology
ACG 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting
Charlotte, NC
October 24, 2022
February 21, 2025