Chair, Department of Surgery, Mercy Medical Center Merced
The bulk of my research activity has been in the field of Lung Cancer Screening with Low Dose CT Scans. I was a Principal Investigator in the International Early Lung Cancer Action Project (I-ELCAP) consortium of hospitals and through that affiliation was a co-author in the third most cited article published in the field of Lung Cancer Screening. I am currently establishing a Lung Cancer Screening Program for the area with Mercy Merced Cancer Center.
Screening for Lung Cancer in the Central Valley necessitates an interest in and intimate knowledge of Valley Fever (Coccidioides infections), TB and the impact of smoking on Thoracic Cancers. It additionally provides access to patients with pulmonary disease for clinical trials.
