He is also an active researcher and is interested in improving access to health care and studying trauma care across the globe. He has a strong passion for working with underserved communities, both nationally and internationally. He received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellowship to take part in a two-year research project studying surgical care within rural health systems in Mozambique. His primary research focus involved trying to estimate the burden of surgical disease in Mozambique’s rural settings. He has also conducted fieldwork for the NIH in Haiti.