Double Board-Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon practicing in New York City.

My super power is 3D analytical problem solving and using my hands to fix or make things. Helping people and putting myself in other people’s shoes is a core part of me. This may explain why I became a doctor. When I meet patients, I’m always thinking how would I want to be treated if I were them.

In college and medical school, I worked in laboratory research including 2 years of cancer vaccine research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In research, you solve problems with your mind, while in surgery you problem solve with your hands.

I was torn, but ultimately chose surgery because the problem solving is 3D and uses your hands directly. I worked with amazing dedicated cancer researchers who were much better writers and speakers which is a needed skill when asking for grant money from the NIH. I realized that my core strength is using my hands fix or create things so I chose the surgical path.