Education & Training

B.S., Biochemistry, Highest Honors, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1994

M.D., Academic and Research Honors, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1998

General Surgery Internship, Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency, Phoenix, AZ, 1998-1999,

Neurosurgery Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 1999-2005

Spine Fellowship, Volker K.H. Sonntag, M.D., Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 2003,/p>

Endovascular Fellowship, Cameron G. McDougall, M.D., Barrow Neurological Institute, 2003-2004, 2005-2006,/p>

Cerebrovascular/Skull-base Fellowship, Dr. Robert F. Spetzler, M.D., Barrow Neurological Institute, 2004-2005

Honors & Awards

Dean’s List, University of Florida, 1990-1994

Graduation with Highest Honors, University of Florida, 1994

Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, 1994

Golden Key National Honor Society, 1994

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Junior Inductee, 1997

President, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1997-1998

Alumni Affairs Scholarship for Academic Excellence, 1997

Graduation with Academic Honors, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1998

Graduation with Research Honors, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1998

Lyerly Award for Excellence in Neurosurgery, U. of Florida COM, 1998

Baldridge Physician of the Month, George Washington U. Hospital, 2007

Nominee, Baldridge Physician of the Year, GW University Hospital, 2008

United States 110th Congressional Record: Recognized by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

For Neurosurgical Contribution, September 2007

Other Activites

Senior Member, Society of NeuroInterventional Surgeons, 2009

Member, Trigeminal Neuralgia Association, 2009

Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 2009-present

Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2009-present