Molecular profiling of kidney cancer. Cancer prevention. Nutrition and cancer. Gene and immune therapies. Molecular imaging. Alternative/complementary medicine and cancer.
Additional Information
Professional Memberships
American Association for Cancer Research
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Urological Association
International Churchill Society
Western Section American Urological Association
Member, Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG)
Member, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Member, UCLA Center for Integrative Medicine
International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer
Member, Society of Urologic Oncology
Academic & Medical Staff Appointments
Associate Professor of Urology, UCLA Department of Urology, 2005 to present
Assistant Professor, UCLA Department of Urology, 2002
Visiting Assistant Professor, UCLA Department of Urology, 2001-02
Clinical Instructor, UCLA Department of Urology, 1999-2001
Awards & Recognition
Second place, Miley B. Wesson Essay Contest, Western Section American Urological Association, San Diego, CA, senior author, 2004
Second Place, American Urological Association/ACMI clinical essay contest, 4th author, 2003
Third Place, AUA/ACMI clinical essay contest, 3rd author, 2003
Second Prize, Joseph F. McCarthy essay contest, Western Section American Urological Association, 2nd author, 2002
American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award, 1st author, 2002
American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award, 2nd author, 2002
American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award, 2nd author, 2001
Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award. 1998 Third Prize, Basic Science Category, The Philadelphia Urological Society Residents Competition, 1999
Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award, 1997
Gallo Award, Clinical Oncology, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Scientific Retreat, 1993
Second prize, Clinical Research, American Urological Association Prize Essay Contest, 1991