My clinical specialties are pediatric anesthesia, perioperative pain, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, pediatric pain medicine and medical acupuncture. I strive to understand patients' and families' experiences to address their concerns. I have become very interested in improving patient health and quality of life through minimally invasive techniques and modalities that leverage the patient’s native mechanisms of healing and health.

My own experience with medical problems as a child inspired me to become an anesthesiologist. This led me to pursue a career in medicine and care specifically for children to improve their health and quality of life, fostering my interest in regional anesthesia and, most recently, medical acupuncture.

My research areas include medical acupuncture, acute pain, chronic pain, outcomes research and quality improvement. It was my honor to be the recipient of various awards and to hold a variety of positions, including:

• Founding member of the Ultrasound-Guided Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Team at Boston Children’s Hospital (8/2008-8/2012)
• Pediatric Regional Anesthesia director of education at Boston Children’s Hospital (6/2008-8/2012)
• Pediatric Acute Pain Medicine education director at Boston Children’s Hospital (6/2011-8/2012)
• Orthopedic Surgery Anesthesia associate director at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (7/2014-6/2023)
• Highest Orthopedic Patient Experience (HOPE) Award for our quality improvement efforts in the Division of Orthopedic Surgery (2015)
• Contributing author to “Global Surgery and Anesthesia Manual”—British Medical Association Library Medical Book Award Winner (2015)—Highly Commended (Selected out of 600 new medical Titles reviewed by BMA)
• Medical Acupuncture founding director at Cincinnati Children’s (5/2024)

When I’m not at work, I enjoy watching my kids play ice hockey and volleyball. I also enjoy playing ping-pong, tennis, tai chi, taekwondo, hiking and being in nature.