Background
- BS in Biology, minor in Art History, Duke University (Phi Beta Kappa, cum laude)
- MD, PhD, Duke University Medical Scientist Training Program (a prestigious program funded by the National Institutes of Health)
- Board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
- Fellowship training in oculofacial plastic surgery, orbital surgery, and neuro-ophthalmology
Honors
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1996
- Joanne and Irving Diamond Award for Teaching, 2002
- Cover for Nature Neuroscience, 2007
- Transitional Resident Project of the Year,
- 2008-Neil Miller Research Grant Award, 2009
- Michael Boland Research Grant Award 2010
- Mitchell Prize for Resident Research, 1st Place, 2011
- Heed Fellowship, 2011-2
Academics and Research
- Co-editor of definitive textbook on thyroid eye disease
- Lecturer and educator with over 20 peer-reviewed publications
- Co-principal investigator for clinical trials involving targeted therapy for thyroid eye disease
- Basic science research involving the neurobiological basis for beauty and facial recognition
- Utilizing principles of facial recognition to guide surgeons in preserving and restoring facial identity when it is lost due to aging, trauma, and disease