Honors and Awards
1987 Westinghouse Science Research Semi-finalist
1988-1991 Harvard College Scholarship
1993 Alpha Omega Alpha Research Fellowship Award
1998-2000 Thoracic Surgery Foundation Research Fellowship
1999 First Place Winner in 7th Annual Fellows’ Research Day, American Heart Association Western PA District
2000 First Place Winner of the 19th Annual William J. von Liebig Foundation Residents & Fellows Award
2001 Doris B. Maxwell Research Award, University of Pittsburgh
2006 Castle Connolly Top Doctor in New York Metropolitan Area
2007 Castle Connolly Top Doctor in New York Metropolitan Area
2008 Castle Connolly Top Doctor in New York Metropolitan Area
2008 America’s Top Surgeons by Consumers’ Research Council of America
