Experience

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  St. joseph hospital - general surgery training program

  Jan 1997 - Jun 2017

  Research director
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  American college of chest physicians

  Jan 1998 - Jun 2018

  Member
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  Umass memorial medical center

  Aug 2001 - Jun 2014

  Associate professor of thoracic surgery

  Develop educational training programs for general surgery residents and thoracic surgery fellows. Administrative oversight of the Division of Thoracic Surgery and strategic planning for market share capture. Implement quality improvement metrics to constantly assess performance and outcomes.

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  Mercy hospital - springfield, ma

  Apr 2005 - Feb 2010

  Director - lung cancer program
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  Chicago area council, boy scouts of america

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2014

  Volunteer board member

  Established an Alumni Relations Program to re-engage former members; Participated in budgeting and financial oversight within the Board; Organized fund-raising efforts at the Board level that resulted in a doubling of annual contributions to the Council.

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  Jordan hospital

  Mar 2010 - May 2014

  Director - lung cancer program

  The Jordan Hospital Lung Cancer Program seeks to identify and treat patients with state-of-the-art technology in a community-based care center.

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  Moqua healthcare solutions

  Oct 2013 - now

  Principal

  Clinical practice and consulting for today's healthcare market.

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  Cardiothoracic & vascular associates, s.c.

  Jun 2014 - Oct 2018

  Associate

  Our group provides comprehensive cardiac, general thoracic, and vascular surgical care to patients in the extended Chicagoland area and suburbs, was well as northeast Indiana area. We are focused on outstanding clinical outcomes and patient-centered delivery of surgical care.

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  University of illinois at chicago - college of medicine

  Sept 2015 - now

  Clinical professor of surgery
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  Jesse brown v.a. medical center

  Oct 2016 - now

  Chief, thoracic surgery
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  Thoracic surgical associates llc

  Oct 2018 - Dec 2020

  Managing partner
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  Ascension

  Apr 2023 - Feb 2025

  General surgery training program director