Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric Post Grad School
Last Updated 2/11/2024
Internal Medicine
McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University
Chicago,
IL
USA
Year Internship
Completed: 2002
Internal Medicine
McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University
Chicago,
IL
USA
Year Residency
Completed: 2004
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Division, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia,
PA
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 2007
Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Virginia
Charlottesville,
VA
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 2008
Honors
and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 2/11/2024
Excellence in Teaching Award
Department of Medicine, McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University
2002
Excellence in Teaching Award
Department of Medicine, McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University
2003
GIE Top Reviewer Award
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Editorial Review Board
2009
GIE Top Reviewer Award
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Editorial Review Board
2010
ASGE Ambassador (ERCP Education)
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2012
Dean’s Award for Clinical Excellence
University of Virginia School of Medicine
2012
Fellow of the ACG (FACG)
American College of Gastroenterology
2013
Fellow of the ASGE (FASGE)
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2013
Regional Top Doctor
Selected by U.S. News and World Report in partnership with Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd.
2013
Academy of Distinguished Educators
University of Virginia School of Medicine
2013
Endoscopy Teacher of the Year Award
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Virginia
2014
Regional Top Doctor
Selected by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd.
2014
Fellow of the AGA (AGAF)
American Gastroenterological Association
2016
ACG Edgar Achkar Visiting Professorship at the University of Michigan
ACG Institute for Clinical Research & Education
2017
Outstanding Mentorship Award
Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine
2017
Outstanding Editorial Review Board Award
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Editorial Board
2017
Top Doctor
Selected by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd
2018
Recognition of Outstanding Patient Experience
University of Virginia Health System
2019
Top Doctor
Virginia Living magazine
2019
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd
2021
Outstanding Patient Experience Award
UVA Health
2021
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Induction
UVA School of Medicine AOA Chapter
2021
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd.
2022
Outstanding Patient Experience Award
UVA Health
2022
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd.
2023
Outstanding Patient Experience Award
UVA Health
2023
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd.
2024
Publications
(up to ten in the last five years)
Last Updated 2/11/2024
Effectiveness of Esophageal Dilation for Symptomatic Cricopharyngeal Bar
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume: 61
Date: 01 2005
Endoscopic Submucosal with Electrosurgical Knives in a Patient on Aspirin Therapy (with Video)
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume: 72
Date: 11 2010
Bleeding After Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Is Linked to Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Not Aspirin or Clopidogrel
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume: 74
Date: 07 2011
Photodynamic Therapy Provides Local Control of Cholangiocarcinoma in Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation
American Journal of Transplantation
Volume: 14
Date: 02 2014
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24373228
Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection of colorectal neoplasia is easily learned, efficacious, and safe
Surgical Endoscopy
Volume: 14
Date: 04 2014
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24232051
Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia and Early Gastric Cancer in the West: A Changing Paradigm
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Volume: 10
Date: 06 2014
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=25013389
ERCP-directed radiofrequency ablation and photodynamic therapy are associated with comparable survival in the treatment of unresectable cholangiocarcinoma
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume: 80
Date: 11 2014
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24836747
Endoscopic Management of Pancreatobiliary Neoplasms
Gastroenterology
Volume: 154
Date: 05 2018
A pilot experience of endoscopic submucosal dissection of Barrett’s dysplasia despite esophageal varices and decompensated cirrhosis
Hepatology
Volume: 70
Date: 12 2019
AGA Clinical Practice Update on Surveillance After Pathologically Curative Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Early Gastrointestinal Neoplasia in the United States: Commentary
Gastroenterology
Volume: 161
Date: 12 2021