Department / Division:
Surgery / General Surgery

Address:
DUMC 2945
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-668-1767

Office Telephone:
919-684-6849

Fax Telephone:
919-684-6044

• MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1996

• General Surgery, Barnes Hospital/Washington University (Missouri), 1996-2003

• Surgical Oncology, John Wayne Cancer Institute (California), 2004-2007

Clinical Interests:
Endocrine surgery including disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid glands, and adrenal glands; specialized skills in minimally invasive techniques including radioguided parathyroidectomy (MIPS); thyroidectomy with recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring, and laparoscopic adrenalectomy; surgical oncology including malignant diseases of the breast, and melanoma; specialized skills and interest include clinical trials, sentinel lymph node biopsy, neoadjuvant endocrine therapy, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast conservation