Pediatric Surgery

Assistant Director, Surgical Critical Care
Residency Program
Surgical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine


Department of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
3705 Fifth Ave., 4A-485
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-692-7282
412-692-8299 Fax
Patient Appointment Information

Medical School:

1990 Temple University, School of Medicine,
Philadelphia, PA

Residency:

1995 Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
2001 University of Missouri at Kansas City, The Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO

Fellowship:

1999 Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
• American College of Surgeons, Fellow
• Association of Academic Surgeons
• Association of Women Surgeons
• International Pediatric Endosurgery Group
• Society of Critical Care Medicine
  

• American Board of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery (Diplomate)
• American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care (Diplomate)
• American Board of Surgery, Surgery (Diplomate)
• National Board of Medical Examiners (Diplomate)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
  

• Honors Program Graduate, magna cum laude, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
• American Institute of Chemist Award
• Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society
• Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honor Society
• Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honorary Chemistry Society
• Recipient, American Cancer Society St. George Summer Fellowship, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Northern Division, Philadelphia, PA
• Recipient, Rainbow Babies and Children's Board of Trustees New Investigator Grant: "Nutrition, growth factors, and intestinal development"
• Recipient, Teacher of the Year Award, Pediatrics, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ