Hometown: Woodridge, Illinois
Education: University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL (1991–1995)
- BS Honors Biology and Chemistry
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (1995-1999)
- Doctor of Medicine
Loyola University, Maywood, IL(1999- 2003)
- Pediatric Resident
- Chief Resident
University of Colorado, Denver, CO (2003-2007)
- Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Fellow
Research: Targeting Mer and Axl receptor tyrosine kinase in astrocytic brain tumors
Clinical: Pediatric bone marrow transplant
Prevention and treatment of graft versus host disease
Thanks to: Brent Eley Foundation
St. Baldrick’s Foundation
National Institutes of Health
The Children’s Hospital Research Institute