Research Projects & Grants

For Profit Organization

  • MIS Fellowship Program, Role: PD/PI, W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., (10/2019 - 07/2021) Status: Closed

Internal

  • Outcome of Endoscopic Vacuum-Assisted Closure (EVAC) of upper gastrointestinal anastomotic leaks and perforations, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (07/2020) Status: Approved
  • Is pack years predictive of postoperative complications and total weight loss in bariatric surgery?, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (06/2019) Status: Approved
  • Effects of elevated HbA1c level on gastric sleeve and bypass procedures for morbidly obese patients, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (06/2019) Status: Approved
  • Reflux after sleeve gastrectomy, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (06/2019) Status: Approved
  • Morbidity and mortality of bariatric revision, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (06/2019) Status: Approved
  • Morbidity and mortality of gastric sleeve and bypass patients in the geriatric population, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (06/2019) Status: Approved
  • Prevalance of overweight and obesity in a breast clinic population, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (01/2013 - 01/2014) Status: Completed
  • Virtual reality laparoscopic simulator, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (09/2011) Status: Completed
  • Outcomes of laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted elective cholecystectomy, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (10/2024 - 10/2025) Status: Approved

Non-Profit Organization

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship in the Department of Surgery, Role: PD/PI, Foundation for Surgical Fellowships, (08/2021 - 07/2022) Status: Closed
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship in the Department of Surgery, Role: PD/PI, Foundation for Surgical Fellowships, (08/2019 - 07/2022) Status: Closed
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Fellowship, Role: PD/PI, Foundation for Surgical Fellowships, (08/2018 - 07/2020) Status: Closed
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship in the Department of Surgery, Role: PD/PI, Foundation for Surgical Fellowships, (05/2018 - 04/2019) Status: Awarded
  • Prospective, Multicenter Derivation and Validation of a NECROtizing Soft Tissue Infection Severity (NECROSIS) Score, Role: Principal Investigator, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Status: Awarded