Currently
Director of Functional Neurosurgery, Marcus Neuroscience Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton, Florida.
Education
Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery, Duke Dept. of Neurosurgery, 2018
University of South Florida College of Medicine, MD, 2012
Undergraduate: University of Florida, magna cum laude, 2007
Honors & Awards
Resident Leadership Award, Duke University Department of Neurosurgery, 2017
Resident Leadership Award, Duke University Department of Neurosurgery, 2016
Feagin Leadership Scholar, Feagin Leadership program, Duke University, 2016
Resident Clinician Award, Duke University Department of Neurosurgery, 2015
Resident Scholar Award, Duke University Department of Neurosurgery, 2014
Dean’s list, highest honors, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 2012
Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society, 2011
American Heart Association Student research fellow award and grant winner, 2010
Research Interests
Neurosurgical management of pain syndromes; neuro-innovation; intra-operative cortical and sub-cortical mapping
Hobbies
Beach volleyball; NCAA football; UFC; and spending time with my wife, Kayla and son, Brady
Why Duke?
Duke provides seemingly limitless opportunities for both clinical and basic science research. The surgical experience here is unsurpassed by any other training program, and begins early on in training. Our clinical experience spans the spectrum of neurosurgical disease processes. We have one of the largest tumor centers in the United States, as well as innovators in the exponentially growing field of functional neurosurgery. Ultimately though, my decision to come to Duke for my residency training was largely based on the people here. I appreciated the faculty’s desire to teach the residents, and their collective compassion for the patients we treat. The residents here are close friends, and we truly work well together as a team. I have had such a rewarding experience here so far, and I look forward to the years to come. I love my job, and I love Duke.