Specialty:
- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Board Certifications:
- Diplomate of American Board of General Surgery
- Diplomate of American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- Diplomate of American Board of Surgery
Hospitals:
- Methodist Le Bonheur / Methodist University Hospital - Memphis, TN
- Airedale General Hospital - Keighley, UK
- Civil Hospital - Karachi, Pakistan
Academic Background:
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Cleveland, Ohio (July 2001-June 2002)
- Beth Israel Medical Center - Newark, NJ) (Fellowship)
- Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - The Bronx, NY (Residency)
- North Oakland Medical Center - Pontiac, MI (Residency)
- Dow Medical College - Karachi, Pakistan
Professional Associations:
- American College of Surgeons: Society of Thoracic Surgery
- American Medical Association: Texas Medical Association
Professional Experiences:
- Piedmont Healthcare/Coliseum Heart, Lung & Vascular Surgery - Macon GA (June 2020-June 20230
- Reorganized cardiac program during COVID-19 including hiring and training of new staff which resulted in a 50% increase of heart surgeries
- Riverside Medical Center/University of Chicago Medicine - Chicago, IL - Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Wise Health System - Decatur Texas - Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Dale Medical Center - Ozark, AL - Chief of Thoracic Surgery
- Ziauddin University Hospital - Karachi, Pakistan - Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Children's Medical National Center - Washington, D.C. - Associate Surgeon in Congenital Heart Surgery
- Hillcrest Medical Center - Tulsa, OK - Consultant Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
- Has performed more than 2,000 open heart surgeries and has more than 20 years of experience in the field.
- Experienced in minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery.
