Achievements

Active Certifications:

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, ABOG Focus Practice Designee 2021

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Diplomate Board Certified 2017

DaVinci Robotic Surgery Certified 2014

California Medical License Certification 2013

Specialty Training/Areas of Interest:

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery; Kaiser Robotics Committee GYN myomectomy lead;

Established Robotic Myomectomy Program, Kaiser Permanente San Diego January 2019

Fellow Scripps Clinic San Diego, CA 2013-2015; Fellowship program designed for obstetrician-gynecologists who desire further endoscopic training.

Educational accomplishments include:

DaVinci Robotic certification
Advanced operative laparoscopic skills
Complex vaginal surgery
Urogynecologic procedures
Operative hysteroscopic advanced skills with over 500 procedures completed
Additional experience acquired in clinical research, evidence-based medicine, and resident physician teaching

Awards and Honors:

The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Program, Fellow 2002-2003

Project Title:

Children of the Epidemic: A Cross-cultural Study of AIDS Orphanages South Africa, Botswana, Uganda

Provider at a pediatric medical clinic for tuberculosis and HIV-infected patients in Durbanville, South Africa
A medical aid worker at Princess Marina Hospital in Botswana, a participating site for research associated with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, focusing on the reduction in mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Collaborated with members of the CDC and USAID in Entebbe, Uganda, providing housing and nutrition for children orphaned by AIDS

Education