Education
Medical school: University of Auckland School of Medicine
Residency: General surgery training & postgraduate research , University of Auckland
Fellowship: Colorectal surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Board certification: Colon & Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award - Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancers
Albert de la Chapelle Distinguished Mentor Award
Jagelman–Church Named Lectureship Honoree
Distinguished Alumnus Award — University of Auckland (School of Medicine)
Memberships and affiliations
Professor of Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Director of Research & Section Head, Hereditary Cancer and Familial Polyposis, Columbia Colorectal Surgery
Past President, Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons