Professional Experience

2009 - present, Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA


Education and Training

2006 - 2009, Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology, City of Hope/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

2003 - 2006, Residency in Internal Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

2003, UCLA School of Medicine, M.D.

1998, California State University, Los Angeles Early Entrance Program, College in lieu of high school (program initiated at age 13); Magna Cum Laude, B.Sc.


Honors and Awards

2012, Southwest Oncology Group Coltman Translational Investigator Award

2011, Tower Cancer Research Foundation Award

2009, California Breast Cancer Research Program Junior IDEA Grant

2008, Amgen Fellowship Award

2008, ASCO Merit Award, Breast Cancer Symposium

2008, First Place (Clinical Research), City of Hope First Annual Collaboration Meeting

2007, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Fellowship Award

2007, American Medical Association Seed Grant Award

2006, First Place (Poster Presentation), City of Hope First Annual Collaboration Meeting

2006, Commendation for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching

2005, Oustanding Research Award, American College of Physicians

South Asian Health Association, Founder and Director 

Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship Departmental Honors, Undergraduate


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: 6/12.

Professional Memberships

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

American Association of Cancer Research (AACR)

AACR/ASCO Vail Workshop Participant

AACR Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology Participant

American College of Physicians

American Medical Association

American Medical Student Association

Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society

Golden Key National Honors Society