Columbia University, New York, New York
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
7/2004 – 6/2009
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Internship/Residency: Orthopedic Surgery
8/2000 – 5/2004
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
MD,
MPH – Health Systems Management
6/1998 – 5/1999
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
MS – Business Taxation
8/1994 – 5/1998
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
BS – Business Administration
WORK EXPERIENCE
Tulane Life Support; 9/2000 – 5/2002
BLS instructor/Instructor Trainer/Coordinator
Arthur Andersen LLP; 6/1999 – 7/2000
Associate
Managed relationships with client and governmental tax collection agencies
Prepared tax returns for large international partnerships and high net worth individuals
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Medical School Experience Key Investigator: Kyle Dickson
Norion Usage in Acetabular Fractures
Posterior Wall Acetabular Fractures: A Correlation Between Fracture Size, Fracture Location, Impaction, and Free Pieces with Clinical Results
Residency - Current Projects
Key Investigator: Allison Scott
Greater Trochanteric Overgrowth in Legg-Calves-Perthes Syndrome
E poster presentation at POSNA 2008
Key Investigator: Brian Parsley
Alterations in Patellar Bone Morphology after Total Knee Arthroplasty
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Children of China Pediatric Foundation - Nan Chang, China; 10/2008
Surgical volunteer
Make a Wish Foundation; 1/2003 – 8/2003
Wish Granter; Facillitate communication between organization and family members of the child
Tulane Pediatric Interest Group; 9/2000 – 5/2002
Vice President; served as liaison between Tulane Hospital Child Life Center and the Pediatric department of Tulane Medical School to create a new Buddy Program between medical students and children with chronic diseases who are regularly hospitalized
Student Making it a Little Easier (SMILE); 9/2000 – 5/2002
Bridge House Clinic; 9/2000 – 5/2001
PRESENTATIONS
Nan Chang Spine Symposium
Congenital Scoliosis
Perioperative Management Paradigms in Spine Surgery
