Professional Experience

2011 – present, Associate Professor, Division of  Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2011 - present, Member, City of Hope Medical Group Board of Directors

2006 - 2010, Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2005 - 2006, Clinical Fellow, General Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

2003 - 2006, Clinical Fellow, Surgical Oncology, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Saint John's Hospital, Santa Monica, CA

2002 - 2003, Clinical Instructor, General Surgery, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
 

Education and Training

2005 - 2006, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA, Clinical Fellow, Surgical Oncology

2003 - 2005, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA, Research Fellow, Molecular Oncology

2002 - 2003, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, Chief Resident, General Surgery

1999 - 2002, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, Assistant Resident, General Surgery

1998 - 1999, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, Intern, General Surgery

1994 - 1998, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, M.D.

1989 - 1993, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, B.A., Chemistry


Professional Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

American Association for Cancer Research

American Medical Association

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American College of Surgeons

Los Angeles Surgical Society

Society of Surgical Oncology

Mont Reid Surgical Society

Southwest Oncology Group, Member

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: 3/13

Honors and Awards

2011 - 2015, American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant Award

2009 - 2012, National Institutes of Health/K22 Award

2009 - 2011, Stop Cancer Foundation, Career Development Award. Role: Principal Investigator

2008 - 2010,  The Susan E. Riley Foundation, Research Grant Award. Role: Principal Investigator

2006 - 2008, National Institutes of Health Extramural Clinical Research LRP renewal

2006, Cancer Education Consortium Molecular and Translational Oncology Workshop

2006, American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award, ASCO GI Cancer Symposium 

2004 - 2006, National Institutes of Health Extramural Clinical Research LRP

1998, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Maywood, IL Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

1993, Northwestern University Evanston, IL Dean’s List

1989 - 1993, Northwestern University Evanston, IL Full academic scholarship