Education:
1982-1985              B.A. with Honors in Genetics, University of Cambridge, England
1982-1989                   M.B. B.Chir. (Cambridge M.D. equivalent), University of Cambridge, England
1989                        M.A., University of Cambridge, England
 
Postgraduate Medical Training and Research Fellowships: 
1988-1989                   Rotating Internship in Medicine and Surgery, St. Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospital, England
1989-1990                  Internship in Internal Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo
1990-1991                   Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Molecular Biology, SUNY at Buffalo
1991-1993                   Dermatology Residency, University of Chicago
1993-1995                   Medical Staff Fellowship, National Institutes of Health
 
Certification and Licensure 
1996                        Board Certified, American Board of Dermatology (recertified 2006)
1993                        Maryland Medical License
1999                        Virginia Medical License
2010                        Illinois Medical License
2011                        Nevada Medical License
2011                        Florida Medical License  
2011                        Washington, D.C. Medical License
2012                        California Medical License

Honors, Awards and Societies                                                                                                  Board of Directors, International Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ISDS) 2012 to present    Education Work Group, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), 2011-2013
Mentor, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) Future Leaders Network 2011-2012
International Council, International Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ISDS) 2011 to 2012
James Anderson Prize in Clinical Medicine and Surgery, St. Bartholomews and The Royal London Hospital
Chicago Dermatological Society Research Award
National Press Club Authors’ Night
Lieutenant and Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Public Health Service (1993-1995)
Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology
Fellow, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Fellow, International Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Committee Member, Indian American Medical Association