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I have always been fascinated by the relationship between music and the mind.
As a teenager, I began composing and performing original works for fingerstyle guitar, and was struck by the intellectual, emotional and physical impacts that a piece of music can have on a person.
After graduating from Vassar College with degrees in Biochemistry and Neuroscience, I wished to integrate my growing passion for science with my love of music in a way that would have a positive impact on peoples' lives. This led me to pursue an MD-PhD at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where my doctoral research focused on how hearing loss reorganizes brain circuitry.
I went on to complete a five-year surgical residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medical College, followed by a two-year fellowship in Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina.
I am currently an Assistant Professor and Surgeon Scientist in the Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery at Montefiore/Einstein in the Bronx, NY. My clinical interests include the medical and surgical management of hearing, balance, and skull base disorders. My current research is in auditory neuroscience, focusing on the pathophysiology and treatment of phantom sound perception in Tinnitus.