Division of Pediatric Urologic Surgery

Professor
Division of Pediatric Urologic Surgery

Patient Care Emphasis
Pediatric Urology
Reconstructive Surgery
Spina Bifida
Pediatric Stone Disease
Laparoscopic Surgery

Education
• M.D. – University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Memphis, TN, 1989
• B.A. – Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 1985

Postgraduate Training
• Internship, General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 1990
• Residency, General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1991
• Residency, Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1994
• Chief Residency, Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1995
• Fellowship, Pediatric Urology, James Whitcomb Hospital for Children, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, 1997

Research Interest
Study of bladder fibrosis (scarring) in diseases such as spina bifida, posterior urethral valves, and other forms of bladder obstruction (blockage)

Board Certification
Diplomate – American Board of Urology
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

Memberships
Alpha Omega Alpha
American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
American Association of Pediatric Urologists
American Urological Association
Cumberland Pediatric Foundation
Middle Tennessee Urology Society
Society of Fetal Urology
Society of Pediatric Urology, Fellow
Vanderbilt Urology Society (Past President)