Non-conformist scientist with 17 yrs experience with in vivo disease models and unique perspective from both the laboratory and clinic. Graduate of the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) with an M. D. and Ph. D. in Neuroscience. Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Cancer Biology (3 years) completed at the University of Oxford. Started neurosurgery internship at major academic center California. Second post-doc in drug resistant cancer at prominent UC medical center (2 years). Founder of pre-clinical stage oncology startup company (current).

Mantra: Dogma inhibits medical progress.