Professional Experience

2009 - present, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research and Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2006 - present, Director, Cancer and Aging Research Program, Department of Medical Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2006 - 2009, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research and Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2004 - 2006, Assistant Member, Breast Cancer Medicine, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

2002 - 2004, Clinical Assistant Physician, Breast Cancer Medicine, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

2000 - 2001, Chief Fellow in Medical Oncology/Hematology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center  

2002 - 2004, Clinical Assistant Physician: Breast Cancer Medicine, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

2000 - 2001, Chief Fellow in Medical Oncology/Hematology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 

1999 - 2002, Fellow in Medicine, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College

1999 - 2002, Fellow in Medical Oncology/Hematology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 

1998 - 1999, Fellow, Geriatrics, Harvard Geriatrics Fellowship

1996 - 1998, Residency, Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

1995 - 1996, Internship, Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center

Education and Training

1991 - 1995, Northwestern Medical School, Chicago, IL, M.D., Medicine

1988 - 1991, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL., B.A., Psychology

Board Certifications

2012, Medical Oncology

2009, Internal Medicine

2004, Geriatric Medicine

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: 03/13.

Honors and Awards

2010 - 2011, ASCO Leadership Development Program

2005 - 2010, Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging (K23)

2005 - 2009, ASCO Career Development Award (T. Franklin Williams Scholar)

2002 - 2003, ASCO Young Investigator Award

2002, ASCO Merit Award

2001 - 2003, Merck/AFAR Junior Investigator Award for Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology

1995, Frederick Stenn Memorial Award for Humanism in Medicine
 

National Leadership

2012-present, International Society of Geriatric Oncology, President

2012-present, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Committee Chair, Lifelong Learning Committee

2011-present, Alliance (Prior CALGB) Cancer in the Elderly Committee, Co-Vice Chair

2011-present, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Cancer Education Committee

2011-present, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Grant Selection committee

2010-present, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Geriatric Oncology

2010-present, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Chair of Senior Adult Oncology Guidelines Panel

2007-present, Cancer and Aging Research Group, Chair and Founder