{"id":2,"date":"2026-09-01T19:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deepu.org\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:44:23","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deepu.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-5 has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fd7faf85 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-5--1\" style=\"background-color:#320c17;min-height:50vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1fcf0b16 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div 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has-text-align-center\"><strong>Chesterfield Bariatric Surgery<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Comprehensive medical and surgical weight management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2aa4c8e5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cbsurgery.com\/\" style=\"background-color:#320c17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chesterfield Bariatric Surgery<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BWC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63\" 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Clinic<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4bb49aaa wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"projects\" style=\"background-color:#c8d5d0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d6cabb81 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2191\" height=\"1368\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:32px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:32px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523.jpeg 2191w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523-300x187.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523-1024x639.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523-1536x959.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523-2048x1279.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2191px) 100vw, 2191px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Chesterfield Clinical Research<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Innovating tomorrow&#8217;s treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2aa4c8e5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ccresearch.net\/\" style=\"background-color:#320c17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chesterfield Clinical Research<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2002\" height=\"987\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-at-2.01.40-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:32px;border-bottom-right-radius:32px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover;object-position:21% 45%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-at-2.01.40-PM.jpg 2002w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-at-2.01.40-PM-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-at-2.01.40-PM-1024x505.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-at-2.01.40-PM-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-at-2.01.40-PM-1536x757.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2002px) 100vw, 2002px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Podcasts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Podcasts where medicine meets mindset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-11439803 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61589744630825\" style=\"background-color:#320c17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suture &amp; Soul<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61589744630825\" style=\"background-color:#320c17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZAE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"387\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/doctor-1-CbNhiXJ9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:29px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:32px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/doctor-1-CbNhiXJ9.png 387w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/doctor-1-CbNhiXJ9-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Advocacy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Advocacy. Leadership. A stronger voice in healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ccresearch.net\/\" style=\"background-color:#320c17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore Advocacy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ebf0e6;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" id=\"about\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-display is-style-text-display--2\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\">Dr. Deepu Sudhakaran is a physician, wellness and longevity expert, surgeon, entrepreneur, educator and advocate dedicated to helping people live healthier, more energetic and fulfilling lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\">He leads ZAE Weight Wellness &amp; Aesthetics, a physician-led concierge practice integrating comprehensive weight management, wellness and longevity medicine, hormone optimization, lifestyle and strength, and advanced aesthetics. Through Chesterfield Bariatric Surgery, he also provides medical and surgical weight management and advanced robotic and minimally invasive surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\">His broader clinical work includes wound care and healing, general surgery and clinical research. He believes the best outcomes come from looking beyond a single treatment\u2014bringing together physicians, dietitians, therapists, fitness professionals and other specialists around each person\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\">Beyond medicine, Dr. Sudhakaran is deeply involved in medical education, mentorship, physician leadership and healthcare advocacy. Away from work, he enjoys painting, traveling and creating memories with his wife, Amaya, their children, Daya and Ameya, family and friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-5 has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-5--3\" style=\"background-color:#320c17;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#320c17;grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:1em\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(18.959px, 1.185rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.082), 30px);line-height:1.2\"><strong>Incredible service! Was skeptical going into it, but Dr Deepu made sure to walk me through everything going on. He took a deep dive into my health and was able to diagnose and correct underlying issues impacting energy throughout the day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-extra-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 John Kenaga<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/deepu-7-BxQFWyV3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/deepu-7-BxQFWyV3.png 602w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/deepu-7-BxQFWyV3-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e782c598 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"education\" style=\"background-color:#ebf0e6;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\">Education &amp; Advanced Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d6cabb81 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons2_a5698f-ec alignnone\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-2_8c991f-af\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_briefcase-medical\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M464 128h-80V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H176c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48v48H48c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48v288c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h416c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V176c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zM192 96h128v32H192V96zm160 248c0 4.4-3.6 8-8 8h-56v56c0 4.4-3.6 8-8 8h-48c-4.4 0-8-3.6-8-8v-56h-56c-4.4 0-8-3.6-8-8v-48c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8h56v-56c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8h48c4.4 0 8 3.6 8 8v56h56c4.4 0 8 3.6 8 8v48z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Medical Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, University of Kerala, India<\/strong> \u2014 Bachelor of Medicine &amp; Surgery (MBBS), 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>University of Adelaide \/ Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia<\/strong> \u2014 Research Associate, 1999\u20132001.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons2_73c0d1-71 alignnone\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-2_683276-8d\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_badge\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M2 0c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2s.9 2 2 2 2-.9 2-2-.9-2-2-2zm-1 4.81v3.19l1-1 1 1v-3.19c-.31.11-.65.19-1 .19s-.69-.08-1-.19z\" transform=\"translate(2)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Business &amp; Healthcare Leadership<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Washington University in St. Louis \u2013 Olin Business School<\/strong> \u2014 Executive MBA, 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Harvard Business School<\/strong> \u2014 Managing Health Care Delivery, 2015\u20132016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Harvard Medical School &amp; Levinson Institute<\/strong> \u2014 Leadership for Physician Executives, 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>American College of Surgeons<\/strong> \u2014 Surgeons as Leaders: Operating Room to Board Room, 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons2_af0049-00 alignnone\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-2_ee2ad5-9c\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_clipboard\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3.5 0c-.28 0-.5.22-.5.5v.5h-.75c-.14 0-.25.11-.25.25v.75h3v-.75c0-.14-.11-.25-.25-.25h-.75v-.5c0-.28-.22-.5-.5-.5zm-3.25 1c-.14 0-.25.11-.25.25v6.5c0 .14.11.25.25.25h6.5c.14 0 .25-.11.25-.25v-6.5c0-.14-.11-.25-.25-.25h-.75v2h-5v-2h-.75z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Selected Advanced Professional Training<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Lifestyle Medicine &amp; Food as Medicine \u2014 American College of Lifestyle Medicine<\/strong>, 2025; Metabolic &amp; Bariatric Surgery; Robotic Surgery; Hyperbaric Medicine &amp; Wound Management; and Physician Leadership &amp; Healthcare Management<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e782c598 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"projects\" style=\"background-color:#c8d5d0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\">Professional Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Current Leadership &amp; Practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d6cabb81 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Zae-Color-B-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:32px;border-bottom-right-radius:32px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Zae-Color-B-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Zae-Color-B-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Zae-Color-B-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Zae-Color-B-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Zae-Color-B-1536x1229.png 1536w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Zae-Color-B-2048x1638.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>ZAE Weight Wellness &amp; Aesthetics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Founder &amp; Medical Director | Chesterfield, Missouri | 2025\u2013Present<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CBSurgery-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:32px;border-bottom-right-radius:32px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CBSurgery-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CBSurgery-1-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Chesterfield Bariatric Surgery<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Owner &amp; Medical Director | St. Louis, Missouri | 2024\u2013Present<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-105de8ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BWC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:32px;border-bottom-right-radius:32px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BWC.jpg 500w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BWC-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Best Wound Clinic<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Owner &amp; Medical Director | Chesterfield, Missouri | 2025\u2013Present<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2191\" height=\"1368\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:32px;border-bottom-right-radius:32px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523.jpeg 2191w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523-300x187.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523-1024x639.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523-1536x959.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2254461523-2048x1279.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2191px) 100vw, 2191px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Chesterfield Clinical Research<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Owner &amp; Medical Director | Chesterfield, Missouri | 2026\u2013Present<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/online-marketing-hIgeoQjS_iE-unsplash-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover;object-position:83% 51%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/online-marketing-hIgeoQjS_iE-unsplash-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/online-marketing-hIgeoQjS_iE-unsplash-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/online-marketing-hIgeoQjS_iE-unsplash-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/online-marketing-hIgeoQjS_iE-unsplash-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/online-marketing-hIgeoQjS_iE-unsplash-2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e782c598 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#320c17;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-1\"><strong>Current Clinical Appointments<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d6cabb81 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-border-color has-base-border-color has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Gateway Regional Medical Center<\/strong> | Granite City, Illinois<br>Robotic General &amp; Bariatric Surgery \u2022 Wound Care \u2022 Telecritical Care<br>2026\u2013Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Mercy Hyperbaric &amp; Wound Care <\/strong>| St. Louis, Missouri<br>Wound Care &amp; Hyperbaric Medicine<br>2025\u2013Present<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>St. Luke\u2019s Hospital<\/strong> | Chesterfield, Missouri<br>Advanced Laparoscopic &amp; Robotic General Surgery<br>2026\u2013Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>SSM St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital <\/strong>| St. Charles, Missouri<br>Wound Care &amp; Hyperbaric Medicine<br>2026\u2013Present<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Mercy Hospitals<\/strong> | St. Louis, Missouri<br>Advanced Laparoscopic, Robotic General &amp; Bariatric Surgery<br>2021\u2013Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Des Peres Square Surgery Center<\/strong> | St. Louis, Missouri<br>General Surgery<br>2025\u2013Present<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e782c598 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"leadership\" style=\"background-color:#ebf0e6;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Previous Clinical Leadership<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d6cabb81 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\">SSM Health | Centralia &amp; Mt. Vernon, Illinois | 2015\u20132021 \u2014 Medical Director, Weight Management Services \u2022 General &amp; Bariatric Surgery \u2022 Wound Care &amp; Hyperbaric Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\">Southern Illinois Healthcare | Herrin, Illinois | 2011\u20132015 \u2014 General &amp; Bariatric Surgery \u2022 Wound Care &amp; Hyperbaric Medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/greg-rosenke-7e2LoP__duU-unsplash-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover;object-position:48% 83%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/greg-rosenke-7e2LoP__duU-unsplash-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/greg-rosenke-7e2LoP__duU-unsplash-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/greg-rosenke-7e2LoP__duU-unsplash-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/greg-rosenke-7e2LoP__duU-unsplash-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/greg-rosenke-7e2LoP__duU-unsplash-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/greg-rosenke-7e2LoP__duU-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e782c598 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"projects\" style=\"background-color:#c8d5d0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Surgical Training<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d6cabb81 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Greenville Hospital System \/ University of South Carolina<\/strong> \u2014 Fellowship, Minimally Invasive &amp; Bariatric Surgery | 2010\u20132011.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Louisiana State University, New Orleans<\/strong> \u2014 General Surgery Residency \u2022 Academic Chief Resident | 2007\u20132010.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Ryder Trauma Center \/ University of Miami<\/strong> \u2014 Fellowship, Trauma Surgical Critical Care | 2006\u20132007.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Jackson Memorial Hospital \/ University of Miami<\/strong> \u2014 General Surgery Residency | 2004\u20132006.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e782c598 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"certifications\" style=\"background-color:#320c17;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-8\">Board Certifications &amp; Credentials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d6cabb81 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\">GENERAL SURGERY \u2014 American Board of Surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\">SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE \u2014 American Board of Surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\">METABOLIC &amp; BARIATRIC SURGERY \u2014 American Board of Surgery, Focused Practice Designation.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\"><strong>Medical Licensure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\">Licensed to practice medicine in Missouri, Illinois, Louisiana and South Carolina, with additional international medical licensure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\">Focused Practice Designation in Metabolic &amp; Bariatric Surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-15\"><strong>Professional Credentials<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1426991.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1426991.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1426991-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1426991-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\">FACS \u2014 Fellow, American College of Surgeons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ASMBS_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ASMBS_Logo.jpg 320w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ASMBS_Logo-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\">FASMBS \u2014 Fellow, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ECFMG-OG-1200x630-1-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ECFMG-OG-1200x630-1-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ECFMG-OG-1200x630-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ECFMG-OG-1200x630-1-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ECFMG-OG-1200x630-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);\">ECFMG Certified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jc-gellidon-UIp163xCV6w-unsplash-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jc-gellidon-UIp163xCV6w-unsplash-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jc-gellidon-UIp163xCV6w-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jc-gellidon-UIp163xCV6w-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jc-gellidon-UIp163xCV6w-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jc-gellidon-UIp163xCV6w-unsplash-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jc-gellidon-UIp163xCV6w-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e782c598 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"awards\" style=\"background-color:#ebf0e6;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\">Selected Awards &amp; Honors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d6cabb81 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Awards-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;object-position:87% 71%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Awards-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Awards-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Awards-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Awards-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Awards-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Awards-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2_57c673-fb\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Distinguished Alumnus Award <\/strong>\u2014 Trivandrum Medical College Alumni Association | 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\"><strong>Exceptional Service Recognition<\/strong><br><em>Association of Kerala Medical Graduates, North America | 2024\u20132025<\/em><br>Recognition for service as President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\"><strong>Academic Chief Resident \u2013 General Surgery<\/strong><br><em>Louisiana State University | 2009\u20132010<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\"><strong>Exceptional Performance Recognition<\/strong><br><em>SSM Health | 2021<br><\/em>Recognized by senior leadership for exceptional performance and service above and beyond expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\"><strong>Outstanding Intern of the Year<\/strong><br><em>Jackson Memorial Hospital \/ University of Miami | 2004\u20132005<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2_c30372-9a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Additional Academic Honors<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2178\" height=\"1396\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-ptk.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93\" style=\"width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-ptk.png 2178w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-ptk-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-ptk-1024x656.png 1024w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-ptk-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-ptk-1536x985.png 1536w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-ptk-2048x1313.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2178px) 100vw, 2178px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\">Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1808\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94\" style=\"width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark.png 1808w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark-1024x604.png 1024w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/deepu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark-1536x906.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1808px) 100vw, 1808px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\">National Dean\u2019s List | 2004<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e782c598 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"academic\" style=\"background-color:#c8d5d0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\">Academic &amp; Teaching Appointments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d6cabb81 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\"><strong>Associate Professor, Department of Surgery \u2014 Ponce Health Sciences University, St. Louis<\/strong> | 2025\u2013Present. Teaching and mentoring medical students in surgery and clinical medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\"><strong>Clinical Assistant Professor<\/strong> \u2014 Southern Illinois University | 2014\u20132017. Clinical education of medical students and surgical residents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);\"><strong>Academic Chief Resident<\/strong> \u2014 Louisiana State University, New Orleans | 2009\u20132010. 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