EDUCATION:

B.A. in Dance / B.A. in Biology
Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
1998

Medical School
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
2001-2005

General Surgery Residency
Washington University School of Medicine
2005-2013

Advanced Laparoscopic GI Surgery & Bariatrics Fellowship
Saint Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, MO
2013-2014

CERTIFICATIONS:

Board Certified in General Surgery
The American Board of Surgery

Certificate of LINX® Training
Torax Medical, Inc.
2017

Certificate of Orbera Training
Apollo Endo-surgery, Inc.
2016

Controlled Dangerous Substance Certificate
State of New Jersey
2015

Certificate of DaVinci Training
2015

Certification of Adequate Training in Bariatric Surgery
ASMBS
2014

LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS:

MO State Medical License (2007-2015)
KS State Medical License (2013-2014)
CT State Medical License (2014-2016)
NJ State Medical License (2015-2027)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
American College of Surgeons
Association of Women Surgeons
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
American Medical Association
American College of Surgeons

AWARDS/HONORS:

2013 Resident of the Year Distinguished Service Teaching Award, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
2012 Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Award, Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine training program, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
2011, 2013 Top Gun, 1st place winner, International Top Gun Competition, SAGES Annual meetings, San Antonio TX & Baltimore MD
2009, 2010 Top Gun, 1st place winner, Resident Laparoscopic Skills Competition, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
2006-2012 Teaching Award, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, St Louis, MO
2005 Distinction in Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
2003 Honorable Mention, Abstract Competition in Medicine, Southern Medical Association, 97th Annual Scientific Assembly, Atlanta, GA
2003 2nd place winner, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Student Basic Sciences Research Competition, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
2003 White Coat Society Scholarship, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
1998 Magna Cum Laude, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO
1998 Honors in Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO
1994-1998 Eleanor Werber Wehmiller Scholarship, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO