Our Providers

Education & Training:

• Medical School: University of Alabama – Birmingham School of Medicine

• Internship:  University of Alabama- Birmingham

• Residency: University of Alabama- Birmingham

• Residency in General Surgery: Hennepin County Medical Center

• Fellowship: University of Alabama – Birmingham

• Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery: University of Michigan

• Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatric Surgery: University of Minnesota

Memberships:

• American College of Surgeons – Resident Member (2005-Current)

• American Pediatric Surgery Association – Resident Member (2012-Current)

• American Society of Gene Therapy –Associate member (2001-2005, 2009-2010)

• American College of Physicians (2004)

• American Medical Association (1999-2005)

• American Medical Student Association (1999-2005)

Professional Interests:

• Full spectrum of Neonatal and pediatric diseases

• Minimally invasive surgical approaches

Publications:

• High-speed tandem mass spectrometric in situ imaging by nanospray desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.

• Substitution of adenovirus serotype 3 hexon onto a serotype 5 oncolytic adenovirus reduces factor X binding, decreases liver tropism, and improves antitumor efficacy.

• Oncolytic adenoviruses targeted to cancer stem cells.

• Retroperitoneal and intra-abdominal sarcoma.

• Members of adenovirus species B utilize CD80 and CD86 as cellular attachment receptors.

• Adenovirus serotype 3 utilizes CD80 (B7.1) and CD86 (B7.2) as cellular attachment receptors.

• A mosaic adenovirus possessing serotype Ad5 and serotype Ad3 knobs exhibits expanded tropism.