I grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley and attended Taft High School. I graduated with Cum Laude Honors from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in Biology in 1998. I then attended Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA where I obtained my medical degree in 2003. I then returned to Southern California for a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Loma Linda University. I went on to a private spine fellowship in Beverly Hills CA under John Regan, M.D. and Todd Lanman, M.D., specializing in minimally invasive and motion preservation spine surgery. My goals are to provide the highest quality surgical care that allows patients to return to work and sports as quickly as possible.