EDUCATION

• B.S. in Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1995.
• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2000.
• Internal Medicine Internship, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX, 2000-2001.
• Internal Medicine Residency, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX, 2001-2003.
• Nephrology Fellowship, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, 2003-2005.

AWARDS / DESIGNATIONS

• Board Certified in Internal Medicine, 2003.
• Board Certified in Nephrology, 2005.
• Most Valuable Intern for the Department of Internal Medicine, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2000-2001.
• First Place Winner, Clinical Vignette Competition, 2002 South Texas American College of Physicians Regional Meeting, “Parvovirus-Induced Collapsing Glomerulopathy, A Case Report.”
• Most Valuable Teaching Resident, as voted by the medical students from USUHS, 2002-2003.
• Robert T. Kunau, Jr., M.D. Clinical Excellence Award Recipient, 2005.
• Commander’s Award Winner for House Staff Scientific Research, 2nd place, Basic Science/Animal Model Category, 2005.
• Appointed as a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology (FASN), a mark of distinction awarded to American Society of Nephrology members active in CME and Teaching activities, 2007.

POSITIONS / APPOINTMENTS

• Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, Uniformed Services, University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 2003-2005.
• Staff Nephrologist, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, MS, 2005.
• Staff Nephrologist, Medical Director of Hemodialysis Unit, and Associate Director of SAUSCHEC Nephrology Fellowship Program, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX, 2005-2008.
• Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Uniformed Services, University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 2005-2008.
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 2006-2008.
• Staff Intensivist in Trauma ICU in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Balad Air Force Theater Hospital, Balad, Iraq, 2007.
• Key Clinical Faculty Member, Christiana Care Nephrology Fellowship, 2011-Present.
• Christiana Care Department of Medicine Credentials Committee Member, 2010-Present.
• Co-Chairman of the Delaware Renal and Hypertension Symposium, an annual program highlighting the latest topics in Nephrology and Hypertension, 2010-Present.
• Medical Director of FMC Christiana (University Plaza) Dialysis Unit, 2014 - present.

MEMBERSHIPS

• American College of  Physicians
• American Medical Association
• American Osteopathic Association
• American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology
• American Society of Nephrology (FASN)
• Medical Society of Delaware
• National Kidney Foundation
• Renal Physicians Association
• Society of Air Force Physicians

AREAS OF INTEREST

• Resistant Hypertension
• Outpatient and Critical Care Dialysis
• Interventional Nephrology

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

• English

OFFICE LOCATIONS

• Newark
• St. Francis

DIALYSIS LOCATIONS

• FMC Lantana
• FMC University Plaza