• Medical School
  Khyber Medical College, 2008
• Residency
  Internal Medicine, University of North Dakota-Fargo, 2015
• Fellowship
  Cardiovascular Disease, UNMC College of Medicine, 2019

• Percutaneous coronary interventions including high risk PCI
• Mechanical circulatory support and large bore access
• Percutaneous transcatheter valve procedures including TAVR
• Clinical outcomes and quality improvement in coronary and percutaneous structural interventions

How did you fall in love with your field?

I wanted to be a doctor since I was a little kid. I fell in love with cardiology specifically because I found the movement of the heart along with its valves fascinating. When this is coupled with the resilience and steadfastness of the organ, which beats some 2 billion times during an average lifetime, it's hard to imagine anything more inspiring. Interventional Cardiology allows for an opportunity to immediately make a difference in a patient's care. We continually walk a tight rope in the cardiac catheterization laboratory; a voyage I'm thrilled to be on, and one through which I feel most privileged to have our remarkable team and crew with me at all times.

Three things people may not know about you:

• I love playing football. I've traded in my shoulder pads for flag football though, for obvious reasons.
• I'm a huge nerd for all things space, time and celestial.
• I love playing video games. I'm rarely without an old school Super Mario, Mega Man or Toy Story T-shirt on underneath my scrubs (a big shout out to my wife, for indulging me!).