EDUCATION University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama M.D., August 2007- May 2011 Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama B.S., Biomedical Sciences (with honors, Cum Laude) August 2002- May 2006 INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY Administrative Chief Resident University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama General Surgery, July 2015- 2016 Residency University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama General Surgery, July 2012- 2016 Internship University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama General Surgery, July 2011- June 2012 EMPLOYMENT Surgical Association of Mobile, P. A., August 2016 to present HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS Mobile Infirmary Medical Center Springhill Medical Center University of South Alabama Hospitals PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Diplomat American Board of Surgery 2016 American College of Surgeons, Member Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons Alabama State Medical Association Mobile County Medical Society PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Presentations Poster Presentation given at SAGES 2016: “Esophageal Stent Migration Requiring Colonoscopic Retrieval” (Dr. Kaci Sims and Dr. Leander Grimm, Department of Surgery University of South Alabama) Second author of a video presentation given at American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2015: “Novel Treatment of Recurrent Hiatal Hernia After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy” Video Presentation. ( Dr. Daniel Freno, Department of Surgery University of South Alabama) Co-author of a paper presented at American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2015: “Lumbar Corpectomy via Retroperitoneal Approach - A Case Series of 42 Patients with Traumatic Lumbar Fracture” ( Dr. Audrey Paulzak Department of Neurosurgery Syracuse University) First author of a video presentation given at the Southeastern Surgical Congress’ 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting: “Revision of Strictured Gastric Sleeve to Subtotal Gastrectomy.” Video presentation. (Dr. William Richards, Chairman, Department of Surgery University of South Alabama) Produced and edited multiple Resident Education videos for various advanced laparoscopic surgeries as a fourth year medical student (Dr. William Richards, Chairman, Department of Surgery) USA Medical Student Summer Research Program (2008)- Participated in the design and performed tests in the biomechanical lab with distal femur lateral locking/non-locking plates. Data was collected, analyzed, and presented in poster presentation format. Project was later presented at the 2009 Alabama Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting.