Certification: American Board of Surgery; American Board of Thoracic Surgery; Fellow-American College of Surgeons

Languages: Spanish

Practice Philosophy: I treat my patients as I would treat a member of my own family.

Professional School: Creighton University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Tennessee Med Centers; Medical College of Virginia; University of New Mexico Hospital; Virginia Commonwealth University; University of Tennessee Medical Center

Internship: University of New Mexico Hospital

Special Interests: Mitral valve repair, aortic root replacement, lung resections, aortic valve replacement, afib procedures, ventricular remodeling, anomolous coronary artery repair, thoracoscopy; coronary artery bypasses; LUAD insertion

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