Academic Profile at a Glance 

• Graduated from the University of Kansas in 1992
• Graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1996
• Board Certification in Anatomic Pathology

About Your Organization/Department

New York Presbyterian Hospital ranks 6th in the nation among top hospitals 

Publications (since 2010)

• “The Serrated Neoplastic Pathway”, Department of Pathology, New York University, New York, New York, February 2010
• “Diagnostic Challenges in the Evaluation of Appendiceal Neoplasia”, Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, March 2010
• “Optimal Approach to Mucosal Biopsy Evaluation of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Who, What, When, Where, and Why,” Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, April, 2010
• Visiting Professor, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN, August 23, 2010“IBD Case Presentation Clinicopathologic Correlation,” in Update in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition Post-Graduate Course, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, December 2010
• “Pitfalls in the Evaluation of Pancreatic Neoplasia”, The Big Apple Review and Update:  The Art and Science of Surgical Pathology Postgraduate Pathology Course, New York, New York, April, 2011
• “Extracolonic Manifestations of Lynch Syndrome: Evaluation of Patients with Heritable Cancer,” in Annual Update on Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, October, 2011
• “IBD Case Presentation Clinicopathologic Correlation,” in Update in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition Post-Graduate Course, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, December, 2011
• Visiting Professor, Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston, Texas, April 5, 2011
• “Application of Ancillary Testing to Colorectal Cancer: Who, What, When, Where, and Why,” Grand Rounds, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX January, 2012
• “Mucosal Healing in Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” in Intestinal Immune Based Inflammatory Diseases Symposium, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, March, 2012
• 26) “Barrett Esophagus: Current Concepts and Controversies”, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Post-Graduate Course: The Surgical Pathology of Neoplastic Disease, New York, New York, April, 2013
• “Classification and Management of Serrated Colorectal Polyps”, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Post-Graduate Course: The Surgical Pathology of Neoplastic Disease, New York, New York, April, 2013
• 28) “Serrated Neoplasia: Facts and Fiction”, 13th Annual Current Topics in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, October, 2013
• “AJCC Colorectal Cancer Staging: Putting the 7th Edition into Practice”, 13th Annual Current Topics in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, October, 2013
• “IBD Challenging Cases,” in Update in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition Post-Graduate Course, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, December, 2013
• “Serrated Neoplasia: Diagnostic Challenges and Clinical Implications,” Department of Pathology, Yale University Medical School, New Haven, Connecticut, December, 2014

• Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 2002
• Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 2004
• Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 2005
• M. Desmond Burke, MD Award for Outstanding Contributions to Resident Education, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 2010
• Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Pathology Annual Prize 2014

• GI, Breast, Liver and Generalist Skin: Common Specimens with Common Surgical Pathology Problems
• Surgical Pathology Update: GI, GU, ENT and Soft Tissue
• Update in GI, GYN, Endocrine and Molecular Pathology

Current Lectures

• Serrated Polyps and Other Frustrating Bumps in the Colon (03/04/2019)
• 10 Tips for Diagnosing (But Not Over-Diagnosing) Gastric Cancer (03/04/2019)
• Patterns of Esophagitis: It's Not All GERD Anymore (03/04/2019)
• Evaluating for MMR Deficiency: Could the Real Lynch Syndrome Please Stand Up? (03/05/2019)
• Bugs, Drugs and Sprues: Things to Look for in Small Bowel Biopsies (03/05/2019)

Past Lectures

• Things to Think About When IBD Is On the Table (03/02/2017)
• Another Classification Scheme for Appendiceal Mucinous Tumors? You Have Got To Be Kidding (03/02/2017)
• Worms, Wheezes, Weird Diseases: The Differential Diagnosis of Mucosal Eosinophilia (02/28/2017)
• "Flat and Blue" Once Was Sprue: How Did Things Get So Complicated? (02/27/2017)
• Difficult Colorectal Polyps: What Is It and What Do I need to Do About It? (02/27/2017)
• Memorable Mistakes and Lessons Learned: Open Confession is Good for the Soul (06/18/2015)
• Ancillary Testing to Colorectal Cancer: Who, What, When, Where and Why (06/18/2015)
• Serrated Neoplasia: Facts and Fiction (06/17/2015)
• AJCC Colorectal Cancer Staging: Putting the 7th Edition into Practice (06/17/2015)
• Evolving Views of Barrett Esophagus: Controversies Even After All These Years (06/17/2015)