I specialize in medical physics pertaining to diagnostic and molecular imaging. Although the medical physicist team has less direct contact with patients and their families, we are one of the many layers of expertise that contribute to delivering the image quality that radiologists need to make decisions about patient care.

My mother was a nurse who often talked about her rewarding experiences caring for patients and supporting their families. I was drawn to medical physics because of the direct impact that applying physics to medicine can have on a day-to-day basis in patient care and advancing patient care through research.

My graduate studies at MD Anderson under Dr. Osama Mawlawi and residency at the University of Wisconsin have taught me that this field provides limitless opportunities to solve problems, improve the utilization of existing imaging technologies, advance patient care through research, and learn and provide input on emerging imaging technologies. Knowing I can put these desires into serving patients and their families is a great honor.

To provide the best support in the clinic, I constantly learn from all patient care team members. In this way, I have a complete understanding of the needs of our patients and how I can better devote my efforts to serving them.

My research in nuclear medicine imaging is devoted to developing and evaluating new methods of respiratory and brain motion correction and determining how best to leverage improved positron emission tomography (PET) scanner technology.

Having moved from Houston, Texas to Cincinnati, my wife and I are searching for excellent Tex-Mex and crawfish boils.