Award Timeline

Two decades of recognition in neurological surgery

  1. 2002 – Present
    • Honorary Service Fraternity Certificate, Sigma Sigma Phi
  2. 2007
    • Residency Advisory Committee Service Award
  3. 2008
    • Cambridge Who’s Who Registry of Executives and Professionals
  4. 2009
    • 2nd Place, Resident achievement award for research paper, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS) – Neurological Surgery Section
    • #1 score on the Neurosurgery Osteopathic In-Service exam for PGY-4 in the country
  5. 2010
    • 1st Place, Resident achievement award for research paper, ACOS Neurological Surgery Section
    • 1st Place, Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California’s Resident Research Paper Competition Award
    • 1st Place, Scientific poster presentation in the field of Neurological Surgery, ACOS
    • 2nd Place, Scientific poster presentation in the field of Neurological Surgery, ACOS
    • 2nd Place, Robert C. Erwin Literary Award, ACOS
  6. 2011
    • George W. Northup, DO, Medical Writing Award
    • Certificate of Recognition presented by San Bernardino County Fifth District Supervisor Josie Gonzales
  7. 2014
    • Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (FACOS)
  8. 2015
    • Teaching in Excellence Award, Department of Neurological Surgery – University of California, Davis
    • University of California, Davis Medical Center Excellence in Quality
  9. 2016
    • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
    • UC Davis Medical Center GME High Value Competition Award — with resident Dr. Darrin Lee, designed and submitted a project involving “Implementation of protocols to reduce postoperative morbidity in elective neurological surgery spine cases”
  10. 2017
    • GME High Value Award
  11. 2019
    • Trademark Top Doctors of America
    • Compassionate Caregiver Award – Medical City McKinney Hospital
  12. 2019 – 2022
    • Best of Plano – Neurosurgeon
  13. 2020
    • Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Achiever in Medicine
  14. 2020 – 2023
    • D Magazine’s Best Doctors in Collin County
  15. 2021
    • D Magazine’s Best Doctors

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