He is a member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS), Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), and the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS). He is the author on over publications with manuscripts in The New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Circulation, and The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. After graduating from the University Kansas School of Medicine he completed his general surgery residency at Emory University followed by a vascular then cardiothoracic residency at Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke’s in Chicago. His research interests include transmyocardial revascularization, minimally invasive surgery, and atrial fibrillation.