Serves as the Associate Vice President and Professor of Plastic Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas. A seasoned and passionate leader who successfully combines health systems thinking, evidence-based action plans, and strong clinical engagement to drive complex organizational change. Serves as a surgeon scientist and content expert on implantable device safety, BIA-ALCL, with research interests in robotic-assisted and microvascular reconstructive surgery, iatrogenic malignancies, and population-health outcomes analysis. Earned roles as a consultant to the US FDA, European Ministry of Health, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Senior lecturer on operating room efficiency, AI, and data analytics to Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA. Published over 180 peer-reviewed publications with over 4,000 subsequent citations and lectured in 28 countries worldwide. Extensive experience in transformational and change leadership overseeing the perioperative space of a 710-bed Academic Medical Center, dedicated to progressing world-class patient experience and operational excellence.