Professional Experience

2011 - present, Assistant Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

Education and Training

2009 - 2011, Fellow, Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

2008 - 2009, Chief Resident, Department of General Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

2002 - 2008, Resident, Department of General Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

1997 - 2002, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, M.D., Medicine 

1993 - 1997, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, B.A. in Biochemistry, graduated magna cum laude

Professional Memberships

2011 - Present, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, Member

2010 – Present, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Candidate Member

2003 – Present, American College of Surgeons, Resident Member

2007 – Faith in Practice Medical Missions

1998 – 1999, Medical Scholars Program

Licensure and Certifications

2009, Certification, American Board of Surgery

2005, Certification, Advanced Trauma Life Support

2003, California Medical License

2002, Certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support 

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: 11/11.

Honors and Awards

2009,  University of California at San Francisco Department of Surgery Nusz Achievement Award

2009,  University of California at San Francisco Department of Surgery Resident Teaching Award

2006,  American Association for Thoracic Surgery Lillihei Prize for Outstanding Resident Research Paper