Address:
3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia 19104
(215) 662-2626 (Phone)
Procedures:
Adrenalectomy, Appendectomy, Appendectomy, Open, Colectomy, Ear Tube Placement, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Facial Peel, Gallbladder Removal, Laparoscopic, Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open, Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy), Laparotomy, Limb Augmentation, Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision, Pancreatectomy (incl. Pancreas Transplant & Whipple Procedure), Pancreatic Surgery, Port Placements or Replacements, Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy & Control of Hemorrhage), Renal Transplant and Nephrectomy, Splenectomy, Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy, Thoracentesis, Tracheal Surgery, Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy
Conditions:
Appendicitis, Bile Duct Disorders, Biliary Atresia, Bowel Diseases, Breast Cancer, Cholecystitis and Gallstones, Colorectal Cancer, Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis), Diaphragmatic/Hiatal Hernia, Gall Bladder Cancer, Gallbladder & Biliary Tract Cancer, Gallbladder Diseases, Gallstones, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Hernia, Inguinal Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction, Liver Diseases, Lung Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Neuropathic Diseases & Disorders, Obstructive Jaundice, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cystic Lesions, Pancreatitis, Peripheral Arterial Embolism and Thrombosis, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD), Pyloric Stenosis, Secondary Malignancies, Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Umbilical Hernia, Varicocele
Awards:
Healthgrades Honor Roll, President - John h. Gibbon Surgical Society - Jefferson Medical College, 1993, James Ewing Student Research Fellowship - Society of Surgical oncology, 1992, Nominee - Prize for Excellence in Teaching - Harvard Medical School, 2005, AOA - Alpha Omega Alpha, 2001, 2003 AHPBA / Ethicon Research Fellowship Award, 2003, Distinguished Service Teaching Award - Washington University School of Medicine, 2002, Distinguished Service teaching Award - Washington University School of Medicine, 2001, Utility of Staging Laparoscopy in Different Subsets of Peripancreatic and Biliary Malignancies, Management of a Solid-Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas with Liver Metastases, Improved Survival with Aggressive Surgical Resection for Gallbladder Cancer: A Twelve-Year Experience, Training, Practice and Referral Patterns in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery: Survey of General Surgeons, Transduodenal Resection of Peri-Ampullary Lesions, a-Fetoprotein-specific Genetic Immunotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hospitals:
3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia 19104
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Ave, Boston 02215
Philosophy:
I provide state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary care for patients with conditions that require surgery of the pancreas, biliary tract, and upper-gastrointestinal system. My team provides this service in a friendly, compassionate and timely fashion.
Education:
Medical School
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, Thomas Jefferson University
Graduated: 1994
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Graduated: 1995
Washington U/Barnes Hospital
Graduated: 2001
UCLA Medical Center
Graduated: 1998
University Of Toronto-Toronto General Hospital
Graduated: 2003
University Of North Carolina
Graduated: 1989