Professional Experience

2006 - present, Director, Division of Stem Cell and Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2006 - present, Co-leader, Hematologic Malignancies Program, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2005 - present, Professor, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2003 - present, Director, CML Disease Committee, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2001 - 2005, Director, Stem cell biology program, Department of  Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1996 - present, Staff Physician, Department of Hematology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1994 - 1996, Research Associate & Clinical Asst Prof., Div. of Hematology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

1989 - 1994, Hematology-Oncology Fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

1988 - 1989, Senior Resident, Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, N. Delhi, India

1985 - 1987, Resident in Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

1984, Internship, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Education and Training

1994, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hematology/Oncology FellowshipSenior Resident, Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, N. Delhi, India

1988, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, Senior Resident Med. Oncology

1987, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, M.D. Internal Medicine

1983, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, M.B., B.S.

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 10/07.

Honors and Awards

2007, Stohlman Scholar Award

2006, American Society of Clinical Investigation

2002, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Scholar in Clinical Research Award

1999, Member Editorial board: Experimental Hematology

1996, FIRST Award

1996, Watson Award for Research-University of Minnesota

1995, American Society of Clinical Oncology Young Investigator Award

1991, Frank Trobough Award from the American Federation for Clinical Research

1983, Institute Gold Medal for the best medical graduate of the year-MB BS

Professional Memberships

2007, Chairman, Department of Defense, CML Research Program Programmatic Review and Integration Panel

2005, NIH Hematopoiesis study section

2004, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, SCOR Applications Review Panel

2004, NIH Special Emphasis Panel for P01 grant review

2002, CML committee, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Clinical Trial Network

2002, Study Section, Department of Defense, CML Research Program

1999, Ad hoc reviewer of grants: Veterans Administration Merit Awards

1997, Ad hoc reviewer of abstracts for: American Society of Hematology

1995 - present, Member: American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, International Society of Experimental Hematology, American Society of Blood & Marrow Transplant