Professor of Surgery
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

•Director, Case Comprehensive Hernia Center and Advanced GI Surgery/MIS Fellowship
•Graduate of Albany Medical College.  Completed Residencies at Mt. Sinai Medical Center and University of Massachusetts Medical Center
•Completed a Research Fellowship at the University of Massachusetts and a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at Carolinas Medical Center
•Has authored and co-authored more than 90 scientific papers and book chapters on the topic of prosthetic materials and hernia repair