Home Town: Ossining, NY
Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University
Graduate: Case Western Reserve University
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine
Awards and Scholarships: Gold Humanism Honor Society, President's Student Ambassador, IHI Open School Quality Improvement Certificate, Dialogues in Public Health Debate Winner, L.D. Britt Society Resident of the Year
Why I Chose EVMS: Norfolk is the perfectly sized city for me. There is a ton to do downtown and having spent my graduate/medical school years in Cleveland, OH and Syracuse, NY, the weather is much better here. It was very important to find somewhere that had both a level 1 trauma center, community hospital, and children's hospital to get really good exposure. I think it is awesome that we are the only surgical residents floating around- always enough cases to go around, and that means that most of the higher acuity and really compelling general surgery cases in the Hampton Roads area are being done by our attendings. I was really impressed with how Dr. Britt called all the applicants "Dr." on the day of our interview. This is consistent with the way that the residents are treated here and the high expectations placed on us. It has been awesome looking back on the last year + and seeing the progress that I have made.
Hobbies & Interests: hiking/backpacking/camping, cooking, travel, reading, travel
Interesting facts: proud cat dad