Certification

American Board of Surgery, 2003

Medical School

Emory University School of Medicine, 1993-1997

Residency

Emory University School of Medicine, 1997-2002

Honors:  Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

Academic & Staff Positions

Chief of Surgery, Chairman of the OR Committee, and Medical Director of the OR, Presbyterian Hospital- Charlotte, 2006 – 2008

Presbyterian Surgical & Invasive procedures Peer Review Committee, since 2006

Teaching Faculty, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 2004 - 2005

Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Clinic, Presbyterian Hospital, 2004 - 2007

Center for Bariatric Surgery, Presbyterian Hospital, since 2004

Societies

American College of Surgeons, Fellow

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

North Carolina Medical Society

Mecklenburg County Medical Society

Christian Medical and Dental Association

Charlotte Medical Society

Honors

Surgical Review Corporation and ASMBS Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, since 2007

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery, since 2007

2007 Presbyterian Hospital Physician of the Year

Research & Publications

Familial Hyperlipidemia research at the University of Helsinki Hospital, Finland, 1995.

Lowe C, Riepe S, Wood W. “Hepatocellular Carcinoma Presenting as a Pancreatic Head Mass.” American Journal of Clinical Oncology. Oct, 1997.

Specialty Focus

Laparoscopic obesity surgery, minimally invasive surgery, gallbladder surgery, colon and rectal diseases, colonoscopy, and hernia repair.

Personal

Attends Forest Hill Church.  In free time enjoys family, playing basketball, and chess.