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Office
1450 5th St SE
Suite 2100
Puyallup, WA 98372
Education & Training
- Swedish Medical CenterFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2022 - 2023
- George Washington UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2020 - 2022
- Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2017
Certifications & Licensure
- WA State License 2022 - 2025
- DC State License 2020 - 2022
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Robotics Skills Olympics Winner George Washington University General Surgery Residency, 2020
- Intern of the Year Award Medical City Fort Worth, 2018
- Sigma Sigma Phi Honor Society Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2015-2017
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 10 citationsSurgical management of splenic flexure colon cancer: a retrospective propensity-matched study comparing open and minimally invasive approaches using the national cance...Michael L. Horsey, Andrew D. Sparks, Debra Lai, Aalap Herur-Raman, Matthew Ng
International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2021-09-18 - 10 citationsDisparities in utilization of robotic surgery for colon cancer: an evaluation of the U.S. National Cancer Database.Michael L Horsey, Debra Lai, Andrew D Sparks, Aalap Herur-Raman, Marie Borum
Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2022-12-01 - 2 citationsRobotic-assisted surgery for complicated and uncomplicated diverticulitis: A single-surgeon case-series comparison.Debra Lai, Michael L. Horsey, Noor Habboosh, Natalie Pudalov, Salvatore A. Parascandola
The International Journal of Medical Robotics + Computer Assisted Surgery. 2021-05-11
Authored Content
- The Grit Required to Be a Woman in MedicineJune 2022
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