Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Board-certified: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand
Clinical Interests
- Blepharoplasty
- Hand surgery
- Cubital and carpal tunnel release
- Peripheral nerve surgery
- Brachial plexus reconstruction
- Wrist surgery
- Lower extremity reconstruction and limb salvage
- Endoscopic surgery for hand and face
- Surgical treatment of migraine headaches
- Cosmetic surgery of breast, body and face
- Wrist pain
- Bone and soft tissue trauma of the forearm, wrist and hand
- Reconstruction of arthritic hand and wrist
- Congenital hand deformity
Awards and Professional Interests
- Gelberman traveling scholar, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Visiting Professor, American Society for Surgery of the Hand Plastic Surgery Program
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- 2018 American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Young Leader
- Committee Member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand and Plastic Surgery Research Council
- Research Management Committee, American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
- Scientific Peer Reviewer, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP)-Peer Reviewed Orthopedic Research Program
- Holzer Clinic Award for 2nd prize in oncology category – Annual Meeting of Ohio Chapter of American College of Surgeons
- Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Scientific Essay Contest – 1st prize Basic Science (Junior) category
- Clifford C. Snyder award for best paper presented by a plastic surgery resident at the Plastic Surgery Research Council
- ASMS Resident Scholar Award
- Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting 2012 Best Clinical Poster
- Award for best paper, American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS) Meeting 2013
- Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting 2013 Best Clinical Paper
- Best Paper, Aesthetic Session, ASPS Residents Scientific Paper presentations 2015
- First Place Peripheral Nerve Electronic Poster Award – American Association for Neurological Surgeons (AANS) annual meeting 2016, Chicago, IL
Education
- Medical school: National University of Singapore School of Medicine
- Residency: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (plastic and reconstructive surgery)
- Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (hand and microvascular surgery)
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