I received my MD degree from La Universidad del Zulia School of Medicine, Maracaibo, Venezuela, in 2003. Then completed his internship and the second year of the general surgery residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College and did the remainder of my residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, where I also received a Master of Clinical Science, health services track, as part of my clinical outcomes research fellowship. Prior to joining the faculty at Grady, I completed a vascular surgery fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. My primary areas of clinical interest are vascular trauma, thoracic outlet syndrome, and venous disease. My research focuses on the use of large databases to evaluate patterns in the use of diagnostic tests, to examine clinical outcomes after vascular surgery interventions, and to assess factors that affect the quality of care.
Specialties
Vascular Surgery
Board Certifications
ABMS Surgery
Fellowships
Washington University School of Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
Medical School: La Universidad del Zulia
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital
Honors & Awards
Travel Scholarship Award, Society of Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting, 2012
Finalist, Servier Award, 24th Annual Meeting of the American Venous Forum, 2012
Winner, Best Student Poster, 15th Annual Forum on Aging, 2011
Winner, Resident Research Competition, 58th Singleton Surgical Society Meeting, 2011
