General Surgical Training:
· University of Virginia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Charlottesville, VA
2000-2001
· University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
1999-2000

Education:
· State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine
Buffalo, NY
M.D., magna cum laude
1995-1999
· Amherst College
Amherst, MA
1991-1995

Academic Prizes and Awards:
New England Baptist Clinical Research Award 2006
Pfizer Scholars In Pain Management Award 2005
Orthopaedic In-Training Exam (OITE) Achievement Award 2004-2005
Finalist, Smith & Nephew Resident Research Competition 2004
Albert Trillat Yong Investigator's Research Award (co-author) 2003
Dean's Letters of Commendation 1996-1999
Mainomides Medical Society Award 1999
Dr. B. Obletz Award in Orthopaedic Surgery 1999
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 1998
Association of Pathology Chairs Award 1997
James A. Gibson Anatomical Society 1997
McGraw-Hill Book Award 1997
Manstein Family Award 1995
Reverend James C. Coburn Lacrosse Trophy 1993 and 1995
CRC Press Chemistry Award 1992

Membership of Professional Societies:
· Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
· American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (candidate member)
· American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (associate member)
· Arthroscopy Association of North America (associate member)
· Medical Society of Virginia
· Virginia Orthopaedic Society