Biography
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
MD-1981 Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico.
MS-1984 Department of Pathology, New York University, New York.
Ph.D.-1990 Department of Pathology, New York University, New York.
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD:
1998-1991 Anatomic Pathology Resident- College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Columbia University, New York.
1991-1992 Hematopathology Fellow- College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Columbia University, New York.
1992-1993 Instructor of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Columbia University, New York.
1993-1994 Assistant Professor of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Columbia University, New York.
1994-1999 Assistant Professor of Pathology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York.
1994-1999 Assistant Attending Pathologist, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York.
1999-2007 Associate Professor of Pathology (Tenured), Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York.
1999-Present Associate Attending Pathologist, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York.
2007-Present Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Tenured), Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York.
PROFESSIONAL & LICENSURE:
1981 Licensed in Medicine, Mexico.
1982 ECFMG Certification.
1983 Federal Licensing Examination, Massachusetts.
1991 Medical License, New York State.
1991 Anatomic Pathology National Boards.
2007 Molecular Genetic Pathology National Boards
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
1. American Society for Clinical Investigation
2. The American Society of Hematology
3. Association for Molecular Pathology
4. American Society for Microbiology
5. American Association for the Advancement of Science
6. National Institutes of Health- Office of AIDS Research Grant study section AARR-4 on AIDS Malignancies and Opportunistic Infections (1999-2004)
