Age: 29
MD ’12
Diving medical officer and lieutenant, U.S. Navy
My Greatest Accomplishment
It’s hard to narrow it down to one as my career has afforded me so many incredible opportunities. From working in one of our country’s premier trauma hospitals after medical school to taking care of submerged astronauts, divers and marine biologists at Aquarius, the world’s only underwater research facility, I feel like I’ve had multiple careers’ worth of adventures already! But I am most proud of graduating from the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center after my surgical internship in 2013.
How Drexel Helped
The College of Medicine gave me the medical knowledge, clinical skills and confidence in my abilities to take care of the Navy’s submariners and divers, two unheralded communities in our armed forces who keep our country safe beneath the sea.
Where I’ll Be In Five Years
I will be transitioning out of active-duty Navy service in a few years to begin residency training in orthopedic surgery.