Academic Training:
5/2009 M.D. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
5/2009 Ph.D. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Anatomy and Neurobiology
5/2001 M.A. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Medical Science
5/1998 B.S. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Biochemistry
Additional Training:
7/2014-7/2015 Fellow in Oncology and Microvascular Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
6/2009-6/2014 Resident in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Hospital Appointments or Other Employment:
3/2017-present Head and Neck Surgeon, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
3/2017-present Department of Otolaryngology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
3/2017-present Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
1/2016-2/2017 Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
9/2015-2/2017 Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Boston VA Healthcare, Boston, MA
7/2014-7/2015 Department of Otolaryngology, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY
7/2014-7/2015 Department of Otolaryngology, Elmhurst Hospital, Queens, NY
Honors:
6/2002 American Academy of Neurology Fellow
Grant Funding
3/2016-3/2017 Veteran Affairs Innovation Grant – “Non-invasive monitoring of free-tissue transfer using a video-based technology”
Licenses and Certification:
9/2015 Massachusetts Medical License #263693
6/2015 Board Certification in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery #22541
12/2013 New York Medical License #273375
Teaching Experience and Responsibilities:
7/2014-Present Regular lectures to otolaryngology residents on topics in oncology and head and neck surgery including participation teaching the anatomy dissection resident course.
Other Professional Activities:
Professional Societies: Memberships, Offices, and Committee Assignments:
9/2015-9/2016 American Head and Neck Society Program Committee
9/2015-Present Mass Medical Society
9/2015-Present New England Otolaryngological Society
7/2014-Present New York Head and Neck Society
1/2012-Present American Head and Neck Society
1/2012-6/2014 Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
7/2009-Present American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Invited Lectures and Conference Presentations:
10/24/2016 Role for robotic surgery in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, Department of Otolaryngology, Boston MA
09/12/2016 A tale of two T2N2b’s: Role for robotic surgery in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, Department of Otolaryngology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston MA
04/29/2016 Waking up with a neck mass at 50: The new HPV-associated era of tonsil cancer, VA Boston Healthcare System, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Boston, MA
11/17/2014 Clinical Trials in Head and Neck Cancer, Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, Boston, MA
8/21/2013 The Molecular Biology of Head and Neck Cancer, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, Pittsburgh, PA
6/21/2012 Ion Channels in Head and Neck Cancer, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology Resident Research Day, Pittsburgh PA