I consider myself an honorary Colorado native – after immigrating to the United States as a child, I grew up in Lakewood, earned my Bachelor’s degree at CU Boulder, and met my wife at the CU School of Medicine in Denver, where I was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.
I completed my neurosurgical residency at Duke University Hospital in North Carolina, as well as a fellowship in surgical neuro-oncology at Duke’s world-renowned Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center. I am now thrilled at the opportunity to return home to Denver and serve a community I see as my own.
Though I trained in the full spectrum of brain and spine surgery, my passion is caring for patients with brain tumors. My particular expertise focuses on complex and eloquent tumor resection, awake craniotomy and brain mapping, keyhole and minimally-invasive resection techniques, laser interstitial thermal therapy, and radiosurgery.
I have published extensively on immunotherapy for gliomas and intratumoral drug delivery, and have served as an ad-hoc reviewer for the Journal of Neurosurgery and Journal of Neuro-Oncology.
When I’m not working, you can find me spending time with my wife, lovely daughter, and two cats. I also enjoy playing ice hockey, powerlifting, road biking, or enjoying the spoils of living in Denver – camping, hiking, snowboarding, and snowshoeing.