Professional Experience

2001-2005: PhD, Transplant immunology, University of Berlin-Germany
2005-2008: Post-doc research fellowship, Harvard University
2008-2010: Hepatobiliary and Transplantation Surgery Fellowship,  New York Medical College
2010-2012: Transplantation Surgery Fellowship, Mass General Hospital, Harvard University
1/2012-3/2013: Instructor in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University
3/2013-2019: Assistant Professor in Surgery, University of Massachusetts

2019-current: Associate Professor in Surgery, University of Massachusetts

Other activities:

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Minority Affairs committee chair

American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Diversity Committee chair

International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) Basic and Translational Science committee chair

Artificial Organs associate editor

Ad-hoc peer-reviewer of 15 journals including (NEJM, JAMA, Annals of surgery).