University of California, Los Angeles

• B.S. Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics

• M.S. Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

• M.D. Doctor of Medicine

• Clinical Scientist Training Program

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

• Neurological Surgery Residency

• Enfolded Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship

• Post-Doctoral Scholar

Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY

• Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship (Cranial and Skull Base)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Fellow Teaching Award

UPMC Neurosurgery Resident Teaching Award

Burrough Wellcome Fund/Physician Scientist Incubator

Stuart Rowe Society Lectureship/Research Day

• Best Resident Research Award

UPMC Patient Care Pin

UPMC Physician Champion of Nursing

Theordore Kurze Senior Prize for Excellence in Neurological Surgery and Clinical Neurosciences

Tumor Section Meeting, Congress of Neurological Surgeons

• Best Abstract

Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting

• Best Oral Poster

UCLA Departmental Scholar and Honor’s Program