Laparoscopic Gastric Band Removal

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American Board of Surgery Certified

Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana 2014

Minimally Invasive Surgery University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 2015

University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado 2009