Focused on the surgical management and prevention of kidney stone disease, he is a board-certified urologist who directs a comprehensive kidney stone center and an advanced fellowship program in endourology and laparoscopic surgery. His clinical work emphasizes minimally invasive and complex stone treatments, including ureteroscopy, shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, laparoscopic stone surgery, and robotic-assisted procedures. His background also includes broader urologic surgery and specialized fellowship training in endourology and laparoscopy, supported by years of practice across academic, hospital, Veterans Affairs, and military medical settings. His experience further includes management of urinary stone disease, ureteral obstruction, renal masses, and complications associated with endourologic procedures and urinary tract reconstruction.

Alongside patient care, he holds academic appointments in surgery and has been actively involved in physician training, research, curriculum development, and resident and fellowship education. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, textbook chapters, and scientific presentations addressing nephrolithiasis, endourology, obesity-related stone disease, infectious complications, and surgical outcomes, while participating in national and international urological organizations and evidence-based initiatives. His professional involvement includes organizations such as the American Urological Association, Endourology Society, Research on Calculus Kinetics (ROCK) Society, Society of Government Urologists, American College of Surgeons, and the Western Section of the American Urological Association. He has also served in leadership and course director roles for postgraduate urology and endourology educational programs. He also has experience providing expert consultation and testimony in matters involving urologic care, applying clinical standards and surgical decision-making principles to evaluate treatment and outcomes in kidney stone disease. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Honors Chemistry and a Doctor of Medicine, and completed internship training in general surgery, a residency in urology, and fellowship training in endourology and laparoscopy. He maintains active leadership and membership roles in numerous professional organizations, including the American Urological Association, Endourology Society, Research on Calculus Kinetics (ROCK) Society, Society of Government Urologists, and the American College of Surgeons, reflecting his ongoing contributions to clinical research, physician education, and advances in endourologic surgery.