- VA VISN 17 New Investigator of the Year Award, 2004
- UTSW Department of Surgery Faculty Award for Outstanding Student Teaching, 2003
- UTSW Department of Surgery Faculty Award for Outstanding Resident Teaching, 2001
- American College of Surgeons-Ethicon Resident Research Scholarship, 1995
- Bronze Beeper Teaching Award, 1993
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Heath Research Scholar, 1990
- Hematology Book Prize, Harvard Medical School, 1989
- Chi Psi Fraternity Scholarship for the Study of Medicine, 1987
- Phi Beta Kappa, Amherst College
- Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery; Gastrointestinal Surgery
- The role of bile salts in malignant progression in Barrett's Esophagus
- Bile salt evoked growth signaling in Barrett's Esophagus.
- "Mechanisms of Acid and Bile Evoked Proliferation in Esopahgeal Adenocarcinoma". VA Merit Review entry program (Principal Investigator)
- "Role of Acid in the Development of Barrett's Esophagus" NIH/NIDDK RO-1 (Co-Investigator)
| Education |
| 1992 | M.D. Harvard Medical College
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| 1987 | B.A. Amherst College |
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| Postdoctoral Training |
| 1992-1993 | Internship, University of Michigan Medical Center |
| 1993-1999 | Residency, University of Michigan Medical Center |
| 1990-1991 | Research Training, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Institute of Health Scholar |
| 1995-1997 | Gastrointestonal Surgey Fellowship, University of Michigan |
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| Academic Appointments |
| 2006-present | Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Florida |
| 1999-2006 | Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
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