Education/Training:

B.S., Cell Biology, University of Kansas, 1993
M.D., University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas, 1997
Internship/Residency, Internal Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, 2000
Fellow, Gastroenterology, University of Washington, 2002
Sub-specialization in GI oncology and EUS, University of Washington, 2003

Honors & Awards:

National Honor Society, 1989
Kansas Honor Scholar, 1989
Academic Semester Honors, 1990-1993
Golden Key National Honor Society, 1993
Divisional Honors, Department of Biology, 1993
Burton Schatz Scholarship in Gastroenterology, 2000
Student Summer Research Grant: The Dramatic AIDS Education, Project Recognition for Excellence, Cryolife, Inc “superior saphenous vein procurements”

Portland Monthly Magazine, "Top Doctors," 2012

Medical Society and professional memberships:

American College of Gastroenterology
American Gastroenterological Association
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
ASGE Health and Public Policy Committee
ASGE Web Page Editorial Board
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
The North American NeuroEndocrine Tumor Society
MTI, Medical Teams International
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Other Activities:

Co-director for NOTES/advanced endoscopy fellowship
Clinical assistant professor of surgery, Oregon Health & Science University
Assitant clinical professor, dept of surgery OHSU

Areas of active research:

TNFerade viral vector for locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery
Biomaterials for endolumenal application
Barrett’s Esophagus