Education:      
The University of Texas at Austin.  B.A. with high honors in Economics. 
Yale University School of Medicine.   Doctor of Medicine.

Training:

• Internship in General Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
• Residency in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
  
• Fellowship, Advanced Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Drs. Eugene Myers and Jonas Johnson.
  
• Fellowship, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University.  Drs. Ted Cook and Tom Wang.

Honors/Awards:
Residency:

• American Head and Neck Society: Resident Research Award,
  May 14, 2001.
• First Prize, resident research competition. George C. and Robert A. Schein Memorial Resident Research Forum, June 5, 2001.
• Leadership Development Program, American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.  (AAO-HNS), 2001.
• AAO-HNS Board of Governors, Big on Goals Award, 2002 and 2003.
• Resident Member, Society of University Otolaryngologists, 2003.
• Selected “Research Star” by AAO-HNS office of research, 2004.
• Richard Holt Leadership Award (AAO-HNS), 2004.

Medical School:

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Pre-doctoral Fellowship, 1997.
• Farr Scholar for outstanding clinical performance, 1998.
• American Head and Neck Society - Young Investigator Award, 1998.
• American Cancer Society Award - best cancer research by Yale Medical Student.  1999.

 

Associations:

American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.  2000-present.

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  2001-present.