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Hometown<\/strong>: Military (N\/A)<\/em><\/h4>\n

Undergraduate<\/strong>: Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ)<\/h4>\n

Medical School<\/strong>: Campbell University<\/h4>\n

What drew you to UNC?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Program strength in terms of academics, resident wellness, and case volume\/complexity\/acuity.<\/div>\n

What do you love most about the Triangle?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Great mom & pop restaurants and cafes, tons of outdoor activities, family friendly, cost of living and Southern hospitality.<\/div>\n

What are your career aspirations?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Be involved with academic medicine.<\/p>\n

What is your go-to fun fact?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Flew in an F-18 Super Hornet off and on an aircraft carrier while cruising in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n

If I weren’t an anesthesiologist, what would you be?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Great question … will get back to you on that one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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