Physicians

Chief, General Surgery, Durham Regional Hospital
Program Director, Duke Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship

Department / Division
Surgery / Metabolic & Weight Loss

Address
407 Crutchfield Street
Durham, NC 27704

Appointment Telephone
866-637-0711, 919-684-4064

Office Telephone
919-470-7000 (Surgery), 919-470-7041 (Academic)

Fax Telephone
919-470-7028

Training

• MD, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, 1999

Residency

• General Surgery, Providence Hospital (Michigan), 1999-2004

Fellowship

• Traveling Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Fellow, Mayo Clinic (Minnesota), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York), Saint James University Hospital, Leeds (England), 2004-2005

Other Training

• Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 2005-2006

Clinical Interests
Minimally invasive approach to upper-GI surgery for diseases of the esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, adrenal glands, spleen, small bowel, and colon; complicated revisional foregut and bariatric surgery; developing new techniques in the field of single-incision surgery; weight loss surgery

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Allergan, Inc.
• CineMed
• Covidien
• Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
• Teleflex Inc.
• Virtual Port
• W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.