Credentials
Academic Profile
Board certifications, appointments, awards, and professional affiliations.
Current Appointments
Associate Professor of Surgery (Tenure Track)
University of Michigan
Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Department of Surgery
University of Michigan
Chair, Surgical Affairs Committee
American Thyroid Association
Lead, Thyroid Treatment Taskforce (T4)
Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative
Education & Training
BA in Psychology
Boston College
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Medical College of Wisconsin
General Surgery Residency
Indiana University → Washington University
Master of Population Health Sciences (MPHS)
Washington University
Endocrine Surgery Fellowship
Brigham & Women’s Hospital / Harvard
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery
- Focused Practice Designation in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (2025)
Notable Awards
Endocrine Care Innovation Award
AACE
Healthcare Research All-Star
Avant-Garde Health
Exceptional Mentor Award
AMWA
Alpha Omega Alpha
Multiple "Top Abstract" and "Best Poster" awards at national meetings
Professional Memberships
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
American Thyroid Association
Association for Academic Surgery
Society of University Surgeons
Association of Women Surgeons
Surgical Outcomes Club
Publications
103+ peer-reviewed publications and 8 book chapters in leading journals
JAMA SurgeryAnnals of SurgeryThyroidJournal of Clinical OncologyLancet OncologyLancet Diabetes & EndocrinologyJAMA Network OpenAcademic Medicine