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Born - London, United Kingdom
Academic Degrees - BS: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 1973; MD: University National Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1978
Training - Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut; Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York
Academic Appointments - Assistant Attending Pathologist (1985), Associate Attending Pathologist (1992), Attending Pathologist (1998), Department of Pathology, Memorial Hospital; Assistant Member then Associate Member (1992), Member (1998), Memorial Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York; Assistant Professor (1988), Associate Professor (1992) of Pathology, Cornell University Medical College, New York City, New York; Acting Chief (2000), Surgical Pathology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York; Professor of Pathology (2001), Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York City, New York; Vice Chairman (2005), Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York
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- Internationally renowned and respected anatomic pathologist with expertise in Genitourinary Pathology with major interests in prostate, renal and urinary bladder pathology.
- President of the Medical Staff, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2001-2003); President of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Alumni Society (1992-1993).
- Acting Chief of the Surgical Pathology Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering (2000) and now serves as Vice Chairman of the Department of Pathology (2005).
- Highly sought-after lecturer in the field of GU Pathology, participating in over 60 regional, national and international meetings in the last 10 years.
- Co-Director of the NIH/NCI sponsored SPORE in Prostate Cancer Pathology Core and NIH/NCI sponsored Cancer Center Support Grant.
- Chairman, USCAP Education Committee (1998-2003); Chair, Bylaws Revision Committee of the USCAP (2003-2006).
- Author of almost 300 publications, over 130 abstracts, over 20 book chapters.
- Director/Chair of: Pathology Tissue Research Utilization Committee, Genitourinary Pathology Research Laboratory, Immunohistochemistry Research Core Laboratory.
- Recipient of the F.K. Mostofi Distinguished Service Award from the USCAP (2007).
- Member, Editorial Boards of multiple journals including:
- Advances in Anatomic Pathology
- Annals of Pathology
- Journal of Urologic Pathology
- Modern Pathology
- Prostate Cancer and Prostate Diseases
- The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
- Urologic Oncology
- Urology
- Devoted to his wife, Maria del Mar, (who beats him in tennis regularly!) and daughters Glorimar and Maria Victoria.
- Hobbies include serious (long-distance) bicycling. He is a connoisseur of fine wines and wine tasting, and is a passionate wine collector. Continues to visit regularly his home country (Puerto Rico).
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