MD, MME, FACS, FACRS
Professor, Surgery
Chief, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program
Area of Interest
My clinical practice focuses on colon and rectal surgery, and I have always had a special interest in colorectal cancer.
While at the University of Iowa, I led our multidisciplinary tumor board and the effort to achieve accreditation for our rectal cancer program (NAPRC) through the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. I joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2020 where I have continued to care for patients with colon and rectal cancer.
I have served on the NAPRC quality committee for the past five years and am currently the chair of the committee. In addition to my clinical practice, I have expertise in education and communication with patients. I have a Master’s in Medical Education where I learned educational techniques important for presenting concepts to patients. I served as a faculty trainer for the University of Iowa’s provider communication workshops which focused on teaching providers how to better communicate with their patients. I have similarly conducted communication workshops for surgical residents and taught communication skills education to medical students.
Additionally, I have been an invited speaker on the subject of provider-patient communication and specifically surgeon-patient communication at national meetings and as a visiting professor.
