I was accepted into a 6-year combined program for medical school right out of high school. At the same time I was accepted to M.I.T. for Engineering. I was interested in both, but decided on medicine. Now, I get to do both. I practice medicine, but also spend time writing code for medically related software. I started a software company for digital imaging and designed the EMR (Electronic Medical Records) software for our office. In my spare time, I write medical applications for the I-Pad.

I enjoy orthopedics because of the hands-on nature of it and the fact that it is focused on procedures that get people better. I like that I get to see a wide age range and a wide variety of problems. I am very direct with my patients. I will spell it out to them in black and white and won't beat around the bush. I think people appreciate that in a surgeon. If you have a problem I feel like I can treat, I'll tell you. If not, I'll tell you that too.