Professional Experience

2012 – present, Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2011 - 2012, Professor of Medicine, Medical Oncology, University of Michigan, Detroit, MI

2011 - 2012, Co-Director GI Oncology Program, University of Michigan, Detroit, MI

2008 - 2011, Medical Director, Roswell Park Cancer Inst. Clinical Network (outreach), Buffalo, NY

2007 - 2011, Gastrointestinal Oncology Section Leader, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

2006 - 2011, Associate Professor of Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

2002 - 2010, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

2001 - 2002, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

1995 - 1998, Staff Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, McLaren Medical Center, Flint, MI

1995 -1995, Staff Physician, Medical Centers, West Branch/ Alger (MI) [Acquired by McLaren Medical Center in September 1995]

Education and Training

1998 – 2001, Fellow, Hematology and oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA

1992 – 1995, Internship and residency, Internal medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

1992, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, MD

1998, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, BS, biology

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: 11/12

Honors and Awards

2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, Best Teaching Attending of the Year, Roswell Park Cancer Institute

2010, Cambridge Who’s Who

2000-2001, Amgen Fellow of the Year Award, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

1987-1990, Deans Honor List, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Certification And Licensure

2012, California medical license (pending)

2010, American Board of Medical Oncology recertification

2002, New York medical license

2001, American Board of Medical Oncology certification

1998, Pennsylvania medical license

1995, American Board of Internal Medicine certification

1994, Michigan medical license

1993, Lebanon medical license

Professional Affiliations

1999, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

1999, American Association of Cancer Research (AACR)

2000, European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)

2002-2011, Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB)

2003-2011, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG)

2009, North America Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS)