Education

University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery - 2006

Postgraduate Education

Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Transplant Surgery Fellow, PGY VI - 2008-2009

Transplant Surgery Administrative Fellow, PGY VII - 2009-2010

Harlem Hospital Center, Harlem, NY

Internship, PGY I - 2003-2004

Resident of Surgery, PGY II - 2004-2005

Resident of Surgery-Pediatric Surgery PGY III - 2005-2006

Resident of Surgery, PGY IV - 2006-2007

Chief Resident of Surgery, PGY V - 2007-2008

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Surgical Oncology, PGY III - 2006

New York Presbyterian Hospital Center, New York, NY Transplantation and Cardiac Surgery, PGY III - 2006

Attending General, Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgeon St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons New York, NY - 2010

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR)
Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS Ed)
International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG)
American Society of Transplantation
American Society of Transplant Surgery (ASTS)
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Medical Society of New York County (MSSNY)
National Medical Association (NMA)

Leadership Experience

Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR)

• Regional Vice President for New York - 2008-present
• Secretary/Treasurer for Patient Care Trust Fund Board - 2009-present
• Chairman for Operating Room Safety Task Force - 2008-present
• Representative at the ACS Perioperative Committee
  Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA - 2008
• Departmental Representative at Harlem Hospital Center - 2005-2008

Graduate Medical Education Surgical Resident Representative,
Harlem Hospital Center - 2005
Vice President of the Junior Doctors Association of Jamaica - 2001-2002
Organizing Committee Chairman for National Symposium on
‘Interpersonal Violence in Jamaica’- 2002

Medical Class President, University of the West Indies, Mona - 1994-1996
Representative for Jamaica International Youth Conference, Hugh
O’Brian Youth Foundation - 1993
Founding Editor of Munro College News Magazine, Jamaica - 1990

Certifications & Licensure

Board Certified General Surgeon - 2009
New York State Medical License (#252178) - 2009
New York State DEA License - 2009

Workshops

Advance Laparoscopic Skills Workshop - 2007
Basic Laparoscopic Skills - 2006
Basic Ultrasound Technology for Surgeons - 2006
Application of Advance Media Technology - 2006
Inaugural Robotic Symposium - 2006

Honors

ISSA Scholar, University of the West Indies - 1993
Recipient of surgical resident scholarship to the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress - 2006