Professional Activities

Awards/ Honors:

2011	First Place, Rahn-Peacock GHSU Resident Research Day
2011	Finalist, Georgia Health Sciences University Resident of the Year
2007	Elected to AOA Medical Honor Society
2007	Finalist, Department of Internal Medicine Resident of the Year
2005	Awarded Superior Achievement Pin
2005	Awarded Superior Achievement Pin
2005	Awarded Intern of the Year, MCG, Department of Internal Medicine
2000- 2004	Awarded Faculty Scholarship, Medical College of Georgia
1999- 2000	Golden Key National Honor Society, University of Georgia Chapter
1998- 2000	Alpha Epsilon Delta, University of Georgia Chapter
1996- 2000	HOPE Scholar

 

Leadership Activities:

2010-2011	Chief Fellow for Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
2010-	President,Carolina Junior Development Board of Directors
2007-2008	Chief Resident for Department Internal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
2001-2002	Peer Advisor to the School of Medicine Class of 2005
2000-2003	Academic Vice President, School of Medicine 2004
1996-1998	Augusta State University Student Ambassador Board Member Served on graduation committee 1997-1998; Chair of graduation committee 1998; Served on campus expansion committee 1998; Coordinated faculty appreciation dinner1998
1996-1998	Augusta State University Freshman Literary Magazine editor

Editorial & Journal Positions:

• Reviewer, CardioRenal Medicine, reviewed, “Renal function impairment predicts mortality in patients with chronic heart failure treated with resynchronization therapy,” January, 2014.
• Reviewer, Journal of Heart Health, managed by SciForschen, November, 2014.

General Research Experience:

2009-2011	GHSU Cardiac Rehabilitation Referrals in the Post-PCI Population
2010-	NAC for the Prevention of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation
2010-	Longitudinal Surveillance Registry for the ACUITY Spiral Lead Sub-Investigator
2009-2010	H-FABP as a Prognostic Marker for Triaging Acute Chest Pain
2007-2008	Cardiovascular Biology Research Investigated the role of atrial natriuretic peptide on myocardial infarct size in mice.
2006-2008	Cardiovascular Biology Research Investigated role of apoptosis in the chronic decompensation of heart failure in a mouse model of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy;
1998-2000	Research Assistant at Athens Research and Technology Project manager of isolation and purification of IgA from humam serum; Team member, purification of catalase from whole human blood

Scientific And Professional Societies:

• 2012 -- Fellow, Heart Rhythm Society
• 2010 – Member – Heart Rhythm Society
• 2008 – Member, American College of Cardiology
• 2007 – Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society