Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Residency: University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
Fellowship: The Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Clinical Interests: Reconstructive Surgery, Spina Bifida, Bladder Exstrophy, Antenatal Hydronephrosis

Hometown:  Topeka, KS
Undergrad: Kansas State University
Medical School: University of Kansas
Favorite Case in Urology: RALP
Favorite OR Music: Cold War Kids pandora station
Fun Fact: Every spring break growing up was spent at my grandad's farm in Kansas. That is where I learned how to drive a vehicle (including four-wheelers and a pick-up), work with cattle, shuffle cards, and bottle feed calves -- all skills that come in handy on a daily basis.

Trainee Spotlight Interview April 2024
Trainee Spotlight Interview September 2020

Hometown:  Durham, NC
Undergrad: Clemson University
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina

Hometown:  Dayton, OH
Undergrad: Princeton University
Medical School: Boston University
Favorite Case in Urology: Urethroplasty 
Favorite OR Music: Classic rock (Allman Brothers, Tom Petty, Clapton)
Fun Fact: I met Bill Walton in the DC airport in 8th grade and he was the man!

Trainee Spotlight Interview July 2021

Hometown:  Boston, MA
Undergrad: Kenyon College
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Favorite Case in Urology: Semirigid Ureteroscopy 
Favorite OR Music: 1990's-2000's alternative rock 
Fun Fact: I competed in (or at least attempted to) steeplechase for a season in college

Trainee Spotlight Interview May 2024

Trainee Spotlight Interview October 2020

Hometown:  Chicago, IL
Undergrad: Cornell University
Medical School: University of Chicago
Favorite Case in Urology: Orchiectomy
Favorite OR Music: Avett Brothers, Alt-J, Jungle, Shadowboxers, Hip Hop BBQ, Celine Dion
Fun Fact: I was once a competitive diver

Resident Spotlight Interview December 2020

Chief Spotlight Interview June 2023

Hometown:  Geneva, NY
Undergrad: New York University
Medical School: Georgetown University
Favorite Case in Urology: Scrotal and Penile Trauma
Favorite OR Music: Anything Dr. Luckenbaugh likes and Dr. Barocas doesn't
Fun Fact: I have 28 plants in my apartments

Trainee Spotlight Interview July 2020

Trainee Spotlight Interview May 2023

Hometown:  Pontiac, MI
Undergrad: Wayne State University
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Favorite Case in Urology: Right Orchiectomy
Favorite OR Music: Pop/Rap/Classic Rock, Ed Sheeran, Drake
Fun Fact: I have never owned a car

Trainee Spotlight Interview: September 2021
Trainee Spotlight Interview: July 2023

Hometown:Iworo, Nigeria
Undergrad: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: Cornell University
Favorite Case in Urology: Orchiectomy
Favorite OR Music: Two Fish and an Elephant by Khruangbin; Rap/Pop/TSwift; EDM for overnight call cases
Fun Fact: I broke my ankle playing dodgeball, don't ask how

Trainee Spotlight Interview April 2022

Hometown: Lake Villa, IL
Undergrad: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Favorite Case in Urology: open nephroU and urethroplasty 
Favorite OR Music: Vampire weekend
Fun Fact: I was a 4-star waitress at Cracker Barrel. I have an employee of the month plaque to prove it. 

Resident Spotlight Interview June 2020