He works with the Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Team at Vanderbilt to better understand the metabolic and hormonal changes associated with bariatric surgery, with an emphasis on the weight loss-independent effects on insulin sensitivity/diabetes, gastrointestinal tract hormonal signaling, and resolution of obesity/diabetes co-morbidities. As a surgeon-scientist trainee, he also has interests in graduate medical education, surgical innovation, biostatistical analysis and reproducible research.