| Education: |
| 1988-1992 | B.A. New York University, (Biochemistry) |
| 1992-1996 |
M.D. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
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Postgraduate Training: |
Internship | 1996-1997 Department of General Surgery University of Pennsylvania Medical Center |
| Residency | 1997-2001 Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery University of Pennsylvania Medical Center |
| Fellowship | 2001-2003 Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center |
| Licensure: | | |
Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies: |
- American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO/HNS)
- American Rhinologic Society (ARS)
- American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
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| Research and Teaching Experience |
| 1990-1992 | New York University: Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
| Supervisor: Neville Kallenbach, Ph.D. |
- Determination of the end to end distribution of amino acid residues in the crystal structure of known proteins.
- Structural analysis of branched nucleic acids using distance geometry algorithms.
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| 1990-1992 New York University |
- Teaching Assistant and Laboratory Instructor in Advanced Organic Chemistry, College Chemistry and Calculus.
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| 1992-1993 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Department of Surgery |
| Supervisor: Warren Heston, Ph.D. |
- Molecular biological techniques for detection of circulating prostatic tumor cells.
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| 1994-1995 | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery and the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center |
| Supervisors: Alan Schwartz, M.D., David Eisele, M.D. |
- Study of the pathogenesis of airway collapsibility in obstructive sleep apnea.
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| 1999-2000 | University of Pennsylvania Medical Center: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Supervisor: Ian N. Jacobs, M.D. |
- Ex vivo gene transfer of angiogenic growth factors in laryngotracheal reconstruction of a rabbit model.
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| 2002-2003 | University of Pennsylvania Medical Center: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Supervisors: James Saunders, Ph.D.,
E. Bryan Crenshaw III, Ph.D. |
- Middle ear sound conduction in a genetically mutated mouse model
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