Holding both Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry degrees, this physician brings more than 15 years of experience in Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine. This expert specializes in bacterial, fungal, and viral infections, transplant-related infections, oncology-associated infections, left ventricular assist device (LVAD) infections, Lyme disease, HIV/AIDS, infection control, and the management of immunocompromised patients. His clinical expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of infections affecting solid organ transplant recipients, stem cell transplant recipients, and patients with complex medical conditions. He has more than 5 years of expert witness experience providing consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony in matters involving infectious diseases.

His professional background includes serving as an Attending Physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at an academic medical center, where he provides inpatient and outpatient infectious disease consultation services for patients with general infectious diseases and immunocompromised patients, reviews transplant protocols, and participates in multidisciplinary clinical research. He previously served as an Attending Physician in Infectious Diseases and Medical Director of Infection Control at a regional medical center, providing clinical infectious disease services and infection-control leadership. He also holds academic appointments as a Professor of Medicine and Professor of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at a medical school, where he is actively involved in physician education, fellowship training, and research in transplant infectious diseases.

In addition to his clinical and academic responsibilities, this expert has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters focused on transplant infectious diseases, fungal infections, HIV, LVAD infections, Lyme disease, and infection management in immunocompromised patients. He serves on editorial boards and professional committees and has held leadership roles in transplant infectious disease initiatives. He earned both his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biochemistry, is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is licensed to practice medicine in New York.