Expert Details
Medical Oncology: Patents, Medical Malpractice, Drug Development, Strategy, Biomarkers, and Theranostics
ID: 736427
Massachusetts, USA
Expert is Board certified in medical oncology. He has completed numerous clinical trials with investigational agents, a few of which have received FDA approval for certain cancers. He has also received research funding from several organizations and several awards.
Expert has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Clinical Cancer Research, and Cancer Cell. He is on the editorial board of three journals and has served as an ad hoc reviewer for over 10 science and medical journals. He is also proud to have mentored many students over the years on laboratory or clinical research projects. In addition, he has given over 50 invited lectures both nationally and internationally.
Expert is a Medical Oncologist with significant drug development and theranostics expertise. He has accrued almost two decades of experience in clinical care and clinical trials. He frequently serves as medical expert witness for medical malpractice.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2013 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Business Administration | Institution: W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University |
| Year: 2001 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Sackler School of Medicine/Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel |
| Year: 1997 | Degree: BA | Subject: Biological Sciences, Cum Laude | Institution: Rutgers College, Rutgers University |
Work History
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| Years: 2020 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: VP, Clinical Sciences | Department: |
Responsibilities:An expert in CAR-T and drug development, his responsibilities include:• Clinical/medical leadership for the BOXR1030 drug program, working and meeting regularly with the clinical operations, research, regulatory, and translational research team members. • Meeting with the research team, serving as medical science liaison, and assisting clinical operations business development team members for companies under the Employer umbrella; as well as providing feedback from an early-phase oncology perspective. • Overseeing direct reports on the clinical team -- and outside consultants supporting the BOXR programs’ clinical development. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2019 to 2020 | Employer: Unum Therapeutics | Title: Senior Medical Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:During this time, Expert:• Sponsored medical monitor for ATTCK-34-01 phase I trial: Study of ACTR T Cell Product in Combination With Trastuzumab in Subjects With HER2-Positive Advanced Solid Tumor Cancers. For this trial, worked with and met regularly with study, product, and translational research team members and the study’s CRO representatives, reviewed and approved subject enrollment packets, reviewed and edited study safety reports, reviewed and edited study amendments and publications, reviewed TLFs and CSRs, and liaised with trial site investigators. • Served as the clinical/medical lead for the BOXR1030 drug program, working and meeting regularly with the clinical operations, research, regulatory, and translational research team members, reviewed and edited FDA INTERACT submission, reviewed and edited publications and study synopsis, reviewed and summarized competitive intelligence, and led discussion/proposal for starting dose rationale and study design. • Met regularly with research team and business development team leaders to review potential business development opportunities and provide feedback from early phase oncology perspective and assisted with presentation and drafting of proposals to outside interested parties. • Met regularly with research team members for early preclinical drug candidate selection, reviewing and providing feedback on in vitro and in vivo data presentations to help inform phase I trial design. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2020 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Medical Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert provides thought leadership and expert witness support on theranostics, patent litigation cases, and medical malpractice cases |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2019 | Employer: Harvard Medical School | Title: Faculty | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert's appointment as Associate Professor of Medicine was still under review when he resigned. |
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| Years: 2018 to 2019 | Employer: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Title: Attending Physician | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for research and patient care. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2019 | Employer: UACOM-P (non-voting) | Title: Clinical Associate Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert's responsibilities were encompassed within the discipline of medicine. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2017 | Employer: Western Regional Medical Center at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® | Title: Attending Physician | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for research and patient care. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2017 | Employer: Western Regional Medical Center at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (WRMC) | Title: Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was Director of Clinical Research during this time. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2017 | Employer: WRMC | Title: Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert handled Phase I and II Clinical Trials. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2017 | Employer: TGen | Title: Translational Physician Scientist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for research. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2015 | Employer: Cancer Research and Biostatistics | Title: Chief Medical Officer | Department: Lung Cancer Research Team |
Responsibilities:Expert undertook research. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2013 | Employer: University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix (UACOM-P) | Title: Clinical Assistant Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for teaching medicine. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2017 | Employer: TGen | Title: Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert's professorship addressed Cancer and Cell Biology. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2013 | Employer: Scottsdale Healthcare | Title: Associate Clinical Investigator | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert worked in healthcare research. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2013 | Employer: Scottsdale Healthcare | Title: Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert's work included Thoracic Oncology and Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Clinical Trials. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2014 | Employer: The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) | Title: Co-Head | Department: Lung Cancer Unit, Cancer and Cell Biology Division |
Responsibilities:Expert conducted lung cancer and cell biology research. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2009 | Employer: The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert taught Cancer and Cell Biology. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2022 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Affiliate Associate Professor | Department: Medicine |
Responsibilities:Expert is faculty member of medicine. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2009 | Employer: Scottsdale Healthcare | Title: Assistant Clinical Investigator | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert undertook research and patient care. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): Member Member, Cancer Education Committee-Lung Cancer Track Member, TAPUR Clinical Trial Tumor Board Member, Professional Development Committee Mentor, ASCO Virtual Mentorship Program International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC): Member Member, Career Development & Fellowship Committee Co-Chair, Career Development & Fellowship Committee Member, Membership Committee Member, Strategic Committee American Association for Cancer Research (AACR): Member Member, Mentored Grants & Research Fellowship Scientific Review Committee American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Member |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| MA Medical License Medical Oncology Board Certification ABIM Certification, Medical Oncology NBPAS Certification, Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Scientific Advisory Board, Amgen Scientific Advisory Board, Blend Therapeutics Scientific Advisory Board, International Genomics Consortium Scientific Advisory Board, Angiex Medical Advisor and Board Member, Phoenix Cancer Support Network (PCSN) (non-profit) Conference Chair, Annual New Treatments in Oncology Conference Phase I Clinical Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) Board Member, Phoenix Cancer Support Network Committee Service: Protocol Review Monitoring Committee, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) Fellowship Selection Committee, UCHSC Medical School Interviewing Committee, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Imaging Probes of Tumor Vulnerability Committee, The Translational Genomics Research Institute Institutional Review Board F, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Fellowship Selection Committee, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| - Bloustein Distinguished Scholar Award, Pre-doctoral Scholarship - Merit Scholarship Award, Rutgers University, Pre-doctoral Scholarship - Phi Beta Kappa, Rutgers University, Pre-doctoral Scholarship - Molecular Biology in Clinical Oncology Workshop Scholarship, - American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/ American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Travel funds and post-doctoral workshop - Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop Scholarship, ASCO/AACR, Travel funds and post-doctoral workshop - Young Investigator, Southwest Oncology Group, Travel funds and post-doctoral workshop - Young Investigator Award, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), Travel funds - Travel Grant Award, European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)/IASLC, Travel funds - Young Investigator Travel Grant, ESMO, Travel funds - ASCO Leadership Development Program, ASCO, One of 16 selected for this competitive program |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Internship: Internal Medicine: SUNY-Downstate, Brooklyn, NY Residency: Internal Medicine: SUNY-Downstate, Brooklyn, NY Fellowship: Hematology/Medical Oncology: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) Chief Fellow: Hematology/Medical Oncology: UCHSC, Aurora, CO |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Funded and Unfunded Projects: 77 since 2006 Local Invited Presentations: 10 since 2007 Regional, National, and International Invited Teaching and Presentations: Regional (16) National (35) International (16) Peer Review Publications: 95 Proceedings of meetings or other non-peer reviewed scholarship: 2 Reviews, chapters, monographs and editorials: 31 Case Reports: 11 Letters to the Editor: 7 Books and Book Chapters: 4 Abstracts, Poster Presentations and Exhibits Presented at Professional Meetings: 168 total posters |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has served as medical expert witness and consultant, including medical malpractice cases, since 2017. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Editorial Activities, Ad Hoc Reviewer: Cancer Research Clinical Cancer Research Cancer Letters Drug Discovery Today Journal of Thoracic Oncology Lung Cancer Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology EMBO Molecular Medicine Cancer Prevention Research Oncogene Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology International Journal of Cancer Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs PLoS ONE Cancer Editorial Boards: MicroRNA Cancer Medicine Integrative Cancer Science and Therapy Integrative Molecular Medicine Translational Lung Cancer Research |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Consulting Experience: Scientific Advisor, Circulogene Consultant, Ignyta Consultant, Angiex Medical Advisor, IBEX Medical Analytics Consultant, Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Consultant, Exact Sciences (after Paradigm/Viomics acquisition) Consultant, Genomic Health Consultant, Imaging Endpoints Scientific and Medical Advisor, Viomics (company sold) Medical Oncology Consultant, Arizona Medical Board Consultant, Pharmatech Scientific and Medical Advisor, Paradigm Diagnostics (company sold) |