Education and Training

MD: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 1986

Internship in Pathology: University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, IA, 1987–1988

Residency in General Surgery: University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, IA, 1988–1993

Research Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Surgery: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 1993–1995

Gastrointestinal Surgery Scholar: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 1997–1998

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Academic Appointments

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL:

• Professor, 2007–present
• Associate Professor, 2004–2007
• Assistant Professor, 1998–2004

Instructor in Surgery, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN, 1998

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