Profile
Assistant Professor of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Chair, Cancer Committee
Education
Bachelor’s of Arts: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Medical Degree: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Internship: General Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital
Residency: General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowships:
Surgical Oncology Research Fellowship, NIH/National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery – General Surgery
American Board of Surgery – Complex General Surgical Oncology
Awards and Honors
- William Randolph Hearst Foundation Fellow
- 13th Royan International Research Award Nominee
- Young Investigator’s Award Nominee AHPBA
- Young Surgeon’s Travel Award – Southern California Chapter, American College of Surgeons
- Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Continuing Fellowship for Medical Studies
- Fentress Research Merit Award – University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
- HHMI-NIH Research Scholar Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
- NIH Student Summer Research Award – University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
- Clinical Faculty of the Year, Harbor-UCLA Department of Surgery
Research Focus
Currently: Clinical outcomes research for GI/HPB malignancies. Previously: Basic science research on solid organ cancer stem cells
Professional Service
Chair, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Cancer Committee
Personal Interests
Cooking
Basketball, Tennis, Kickboxing
Watching sports
Live concerts