B.S.,    Biological Sciences; University of Illinois at Chicago

M.S.,   Biological Sciences; University of Illinois at Chicago

Ph.D.,  Molecular Biology; University of California at Los Angeles

J.D.,     Whittier College School of Law, Magna cum laude, CA

NSRA Predoctoral Fellow in Genetics and Regulatory Mechanisms, UCLA, Molecular Biology, 1985-1987

University of California Cancer Research Coordinating Committee UCLA, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, 1987-1988

USPHS Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurology, USC School of Medicine, Dept. of Neurology and Norris Cancer Center, 1990-1991

Assistant Professor, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension,1992

Assistant Professor of University of Southern California School of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Diabetes and Hypertension. 1994

Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCLA 1997

Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA. 2002 

Director & Senior Director Medical and Scientific Product Evaluation, Takeda Pharmaceuticals of North America, 2004-2007

Vice President, Global Scientific Affairs, Strategic Product Planning Department (Takeda Corporate),  2008-2010

Vice President, Global Scientific Affairs and Intelligence, Strategic Product Planning Department (Takeda), 2010-2012

Vice President, New Frontier Science, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, 2012-2016

Head of Medical Affairs Consultant, PharmaIN- October, 2016-March, 2017

Cosultant of Third Coast Therapeutics- April. 2017 to present

Chief Strategy Officer at Oramed Pharmaceuticals- March, 2017 to July, 2018

Cosultant of Doctor Evidence- October, 2016-March, 2017

Principal Executive Officer, BioSpecific’s Technology Corporation-July, 2018 to April 2020

Head, Medical Affairs, Alta Thera-April 2020 to present

Advisor, Scohia- April 2020 to present