I am a surgeon based in Cleveland and practice at the Cleveland Clinic with subspecialties in bariatric, minimally invasive surgery and flexible endoscopy. I compelted general surgery residency at the Cleveland Clinic, as well as a two year reasearch fellowship in minimally invasive surgery and flexible endoscopy. Fellowship training in advanced gastrointestinal minimally invasive surgery and metabolic and bariatric surgery were completed at Duke University, and I hold fellowship transing certificates from both SAGES and ASMBS. I hold an academic appointment was an Assistant Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. My research includes a focus on foregut surgery, bariatric surgery and surgical endoscopy.