Education & Training:

B.S. in Biology, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, 1993
M.D., University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, May, 1999
General Surgery Residency Program, University of Washington affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA, 1999-2004
Thoracic Surgery Residency Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2004-2007

Honors & Awards:

Alpha Epsilon Delta, Premedical Honor Society, Davidson College, 1992
Special Goodwin-Exxon Award, annual award for achievement in human relations and community service, Davidson College, 1993
American College of Surgeons Clinical Conference, faculty selection to be the student representative for the University of North Carolina, 1998
AOA nomination, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 1998
Commencement Marshall, selected from top 15% of class, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 1998
J.S. Gaul Surgery Award, selected as medical student with the highest achievement in Surgery for the graduating class, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 1999
AOA, elected by graduating AOA class of 2000 for excellence in resident teaching, University of Washington, 2000

Other Activities:

American College of Surgeons, 1999-Present
Cardiothoracic Surgery Network, 2004-Present
Personal interests include: Spending time with my family, hunting, fly-fishing, and golf