EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Postgraduate Training:

Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery (surgery on thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands) at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York Presbyterian Hospital. New York, NY (2005-2006)

Fellowship in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (2002-2003).

Internship and Residencies:
Residency in General Surgery (PGY 3, 4 & 5) (2001-2005) - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Internship in General Surgery (PGY 1 & 2) (1997- 1999 ) - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Residency in Pediatric Surgery (1992-1993) St. Mary Magdelene Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Research Fellowship:

Surgical Research Fellowship in Molecular Biology, Immunology and Gene Therapy (1999 - 2001). Department of Surgery and Institute for Human Gene Therapy. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Graduate Education:

Medical School - St. Petersburg State Academy of Medicine, St. Petersburg, Russia. (1986- 1992)

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