Clinical Interests
- Metabolic and bariatric surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Preventive care for obesity
- Metabolic diseases
- Foregut surgery
Research Interests
- General surgery outcomes research
- Clinical informatics
- Electronic Health Record design and maintenance
- Hernia repair and abdominal wall reconstruction
- Hiatal hernia repair and fundoplication
- Bariatric surgery
- Obesity
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Healthcare disparities
Education
- MD, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Training
- Fellowship, Department of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
- Residency, General Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Board Certification
- Surgery
- Obesity Medicine
Memberships
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- Society of Black Academic Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Association of Woman Surgeons
- American Medical Women’s Association
Awards and Honors
- Top Doctors, Surgery, Philadelphia magazine, 2020-2023
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