09/2015 – present Center for Family Health
Dermatologist and Skin Surgeon
La Mesa, CA

04/2014 – 03/2016 Chaparral Medical Group
Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon
Upland, CA

05/2014 – present Advanced Dermatology Surgical and Medical Group Advanced
Dermatology and Plastic Surgery
Mohs Surgeon
Lakewood, CA

08/2012 – 03/2014 Healthcare Partners
Dermatology Dept.
Attending Dermatologist Physician and Skin Surgeon
Los Angeles, CA

04/2006 – 04/2008 Melanoma Center
Attending Physician
Skin and General Oncologist
Washington Cancer Institute
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC

Lombardi Cancer Center
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Georgetown University
Washington, DC

07/2009 – 06/2012 Residency in Dermatology
University of California at San Diego
Hillcrest Med Ctr, Thornton, VA La Jolla, Rady Children’s
and the Naval Hospital (didactic activities) Hospitals
San Diego, US

07/2008 – 06/2009 Clinical Research Fellowship in Dermatology
University of California at San Diego
Center for Innovative Therapies
Dermatology Clinical Research Unit
San Diego, US

08/2002 – 07/2005 Medical Oncology and Hematology Fellowship
New York Medical College
Our Lady of Mercy Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York, US

08/2001 – 07/2002 Chief Medical Resident (Internal Medicine)
New York Medical College
St. Vincent’s Med Center
New York, US

08/2000 – 07/2002 Medical Residency (Internal Medicine)
New York Medical College
St. Vincent’s Med Center
PGY2-PGY3 Internal Medicine Resident
New York, US

02/1995 – 01/1996 Medical Internship (Internal Medicine)
PGY1
University Hospital “N.Gh.Lupu” Colentina
“Carol Davila” University
Bucharest, Romania

07/1999 - 06/2000 Medical Internship (Internal Medicine)
New York Medical College
Our Lady of Mercy University Medical Center
New York, US

02/1996 – 06/1999 Medical Residency (Internal Medicine)
PGY2 - PGY5
University Hospital “N.Gh.Lupu” Colentina
“Carol Davila” University
Bucharest, Romania

10/1988 – 09/1994 M.D., Medical School
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania - graduated top 1% with 9.81(out of 10) GPA

07/2013 American Board of Dermatology (ABD)
Board Certified in Dermatology

00/2005 American Board of Internal Medicine and Specialities (ABIM)
Board Certified in Medical Oncology

00/2005 American Board of Internal Medicine and Specialities (ABIM)
Board Certified in Hematology

00/2002 ABIM, Board Certified in Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Scored 10/10

2009 – present Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
2013 – present American Society for Mohs Surgery (ASMS)
2011 – present Fellow, American Society for Dermatological Surgery (ASDS)

2001 American College of Physicians
Scored 98 percentile at PGY-3 level in the ACP In-Service Exam

2001-2002 Chief Medical Resident
New York Medical College, St.Vincents Med Center, New York

2002 Physician Recognition Award in CME
American Medical Association

2002 ABIM, Board Certified in Internal Medicine
scored 10/10 decile

2004 Fellow Research Competition, 1st place winner
New York Medical College, OLM Med Center, New York

2005 ECOG Young Investigator Awardee
East Cooperative Oncology Group

2005-2008 Associate Council
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

2010 UCSD Dermatology Research Competition 1st place winner
University of California at San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, California

Melanoma-Specific Marker Expression in Skin Biopsy Tissues as a Tool to Facilitate Melanoma Diagnosis.
J Invest Dermatol. 2010 Apr 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20357814.

Malignant Melanoma in Pigmented Skin: Does the Current Interventional Model Fit a Different Clinical,
Histological, and Molecular Entity? Dermatological Surgery 2014.

IFN-Conditioned Dendritic Cells for the Therapy of Melanoma: What is Missing? J Immunother. 2011:6.

New frontiers in laser surgery. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2012 Jun;31(2):88-97.

A randomized controlled double-blind investigation of the effects of vitamin D dietary supplementation in
subjects with atopic dermatitis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2013 May 3. doi: 10.1111/jdv.12176.

Malignant Melanoma in Pigmented Skin: Does the Current Interventional Model Fit a Different Clinical,
Histologic, and Molecular Entity? Dermatol Surg. 2013 Sep;39(9):1291-303.

National and International Meetings Abstracts and Posters

Development of systemic neoplasias in family members of patients with cutaneous sarcoidosis. European
Academy of Dermatology and Venerology October 7-10, 2009 Berlin.

Survival of Acral Melanoma in African American Patients after Surgical Excision. American Society for
Mohs Surgery, Orlando 2011.

Costs of Surgical Treatment of Melanoma. American Society for Mohs Surgery, Orlando 2011.

Development and Validation of a Chromogenic RNA In-Situ Hybridization Assay for Diagnosis of
Atypical Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma, abstract #932, United States & Canadian Academy
of Pathology’s 102nd Annual Meeting, March 2-8, 2013, Baltimore, MD.

2004 – present Reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD)
2004 – present Reviewer, British Journal of Dermatology
2004 – present Reviewer, CED Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
2007 – present Reviewer, Melanoma Research

2013 – 2014 Development and Validation of a Chromogenic RNA In-Situ Hybridization Assay
for Diagnosis of Atypical Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma
Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc., Hayward, CA

Novel RNA in situ hybridization technology for detection of mRNA in situ in
formalin-fixed paraffin-embed tissue (RNAscope™)
Advanced Cell Diagnostics, San Francisco, CA

2004 – 2006 Phase I Study of Biochemotherapy for the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma
PI, New York Medical College, OLMMC, New York

08/2005 – 03/2006 New York Medical College, Our Lady of Mercy Med. Ctr.
Clinical Research Associate, Investigated MVC chemotherapy in
Hodgkin’s Disease; High-dose rituximab treatment – response and
immunological reconstitution in CLL; Hemodynamic parameters of
response in metastatic melanoma after treatment with high-dose interleukin-2.

04/2008 – 06/2008 Georgetown University, GU University Hospital, Department of
Dermatology. Performed Volunteer research on skin cancers

Former Speed Iceskating Regional Champion.
Enjoy Music, Art, Golfing.