Senior executive at Rutgers University, serving as Senior Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs, Vice President for Health Affairs, and Chief Academic Officer for RWJ Barnabas Health. A Professor of Surgery and former University of Pennsylvania faculty member, he is a nationally recognized leader in health system design, performance improvement, and surgical critical care.
He has advanced mindfulness-based emotional intelligence and consciousness neuroscience within academic medicine—appointing Rutgers’ first Chief Wellbeing Officer and establishing programs that integrate well-being, neuroscience, and leadership. Education and training includes: MD, University of Utah School of Medicine; General Surgery Residency, University of Illinois–Chicago; Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania;Former Faculty, University of Pennsylvania (12 years).
Noted Expertise includes:
Health system design | Clinical performance | Mindfulness & neuroscience | Surgical and critical care leadership