Honors and Awards

2016:

• Houstonia Magazine Top Doctors

2015:

• Houstonia Magazine Top Doctors

2013:

• J. Whit Ewing Resident / Fellow Essay Award – Clinical: Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)

• Rush University Medical Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 25th Annual Thesis Day – Best Fellow Presentation

2012:

• The Ohio State University Department of Orthopaedics Departmental Research Award

2011:

• Alan Levine Scholars in Orthopaedic Graduate Medical Education Scholarship – 44th Annual AAOS Course for Orthopaedic Educators

• The American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Resident Leadership Forum

2010:

• Richard O’Connor Award: Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), Primary Investigator David Flanigan, M.D.

• Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma – 2010 Best PGY3 Orthopaedic Teaching Resident of the Year (The Ohio State University)

• 9th Annual Ohio State University Medical Center Trainee Research Day Travel Award Winner

• The Ohio State University Department of Orthopaedics – Mallory-Coleman Research Day Junior Resident Research Award Winner – Moderator Freddie Fu, M.D.

2006:

• John B. Roberts Award for Excellence in Orthopaedics

• Letter of Commendation (Medical student clinical rotations) – Psychiatry, Outpatient Rheumatology, Radiology (Sydney, Australia)

2004:

• Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society

• Honors (Medical student clinical rotations) – General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Ambulatory

• Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Adult Orthopaedics, Diagnostic Radiology

• Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Service Project Award – Columbus Free Clinic

• Hendrix Medical Scholarship

• Honors (Medical student preclinical rotations) – Physician Development

• Letter of Commendation (Medical student preclinical rotations) – Patient-Centered Medicine

2003:

• The Ohio State University College of Medicine – Scholarship in Medicine

1998 – 2002:

• Full Expenses Athletic Scholarship (Golf) – Wright State University

• Honors Academic Scholarship – Wright State University

• Academic All-Conference – Midwestern Collegiate Conference / Horizon League – Golf

• First-Team All-American – National High School Coaches Association – Golf

• Wendy’s High School Heisman National Finalist – Golf

1998:

• Columbus Dispatch High School Athlete of the Year