Resident Biography
Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL and Springvale, ME
Undergrad Institution: Boston College
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Other degrees/information about them: I was a philosophy and English double major before matriculating to law school. I realized I had no passion for a career in law and left law school during my second semester. I completed the necessary science courses and applied to medical school hoping to find a profession that allowed me to work both with my hands and my intellect in a way that made a tangible difference for others. I am happy to have found that with this surgery program.
Future plans: I have very different surgical interests, transplant surgery and rural general surgery, each of which will influence my future plans differently.
Why UMASS?: I couples matched here with my wife who is a pediatrics resident at Brown. I ranked UMass highly due to my positive experience on my interview day, the busy liver transplant program, minimal traffic, proximity to nature, and the care the program director/leadership has for surgical residents.
Favorite thing to do in Worcester: Hiking, paddle boarding, visiting breweries, and outdoor dining with my wife and our black lab.
Recent abstracts, posters, or publications:
Edwards MJ, Jenkel T, Weller B, et al. Computed Tomography Scan Utilization in Pediatric Trauma: Impact on Length of Stay and Incidence of False Positive Findings [published online ahead of print, 2020 Mar 19]. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020;10.1097 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32205803/