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My commitment as a surgeon is to provide the highest quality care with the most effective and progressive means available. Minimally-invasive techniques now allow us to perform complex surgeries with excellent outcome and minimal discomfort. This advance in medicine elevates the standard of care for surgery and has motivated me to advance in this area. I am very thankful to be a part of a group of surgeons who desire excellence in all things as I do. The physicians and staff share my beliefs and goals and we look confidently to the future as we advance together.
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Professional Credentials:
- Fellowship, Minimally-Invasive Surgery, Kansas City
- MD, University of Tennessee at Memphis School of Medicine
- Diplomate of The American Board of Surgery
- Member, American Society of Bariatric Surgeons
- Member, Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons
- Fellow of The American College of Surgeons
- Proctor for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
Specializing In:
- Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
- Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery – Colon, Gallbladder & Common Bile Duct Exploration, Hernias
- Laparoscopic Solid Organ Surgery - Spleen, Adrenal, Pancreas
- Laparoscopic Surgery for GERD (Reflux)
- Minimally Invasive Breast Surgery with Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Thyroid and Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Surgery
- Trained in the utilization of the Davinci Robot
Professional Affiliations:
- American Society of Bariatric Surgeons
- Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
- Southeastern Surgical Congress
- Baptist Medical Center Surgical Residency Teaching Staff
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Tennessee at Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
- Residency in General Surgery, Baptist Medical Center Montclair, Birmingham, Alabama
- Fellowship, Minimally-Invasive Surgery, Kansas City, Kansas