About
As a board-certified head and neck surgeon, I focus on minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat cancers. My interest in preserving patient function led me to pursue a fellowship in transoral robotic surgery (TORS) at the University of Pennsylvania. Before that, I completed a fellowship in minimally invasive, endoscopic skull base surgery at The Ohio State University Skull Base Center. Before I became a doctor, I was a chemistry teacher in Brooklyn, New York. I tutored students with limited resources after school to support the community's educational efforts. A student I had tutored died from cancer, and that memory is what drove me to change careers and enter the medical field....