• St. Paul, Minnesota

• University of Notre Dame
  South Bend, IN
  BBA, Business Administration, Cum Laude
• Wright State University School of Medicine - MD
  Dayton, OH

• Board Certified American Board of Surgery - 2006 General Surgery

• The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh, PA (General Surgery)

• American College of Surgeons

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Resident Achievement Award – Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons – June, 2003

• Dean’s List – University of Notre Dame – 5 semesters

• Captain of Men’s Track and Field team – University of Notre Dame – 1990 to 1991

• Smith A.G., Miller M.A., Stahlfeld K.R.;  Emphysematous Cholecystitis,  Applied Radiology; August 2002, Volume 31, Number 8.

• Anthony G. Smith, MD;  Antonio Ripepi, MD;  Kurt R. Stahlfeld, MD;  Retained Fecalith:  Laparoscopic Removal,  Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques;  December 2002, Volume 12, Issue 6, p. 441.

• “Surgical Hypertension”

• “Grade IV Liver Laceration”