A practicing spine surgeon, business entrepreneur and research scientist. Has ten years of experience in research and biotechnology start-up companies. CEO of Trinity Laboratories since 2009. In private practice since 1999. Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center. DO from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, PhD in Biochemistry from UNT, MBA from UT Austin. Completed Orthopaedic Surgery residency at UTMB Gaveston.

Over thirty years in the pharmaceutical industry in drug development and rational drug design. Experience in biotechnology start-up companies being founder or co-founder of Trinity Laboratories, Azaya Therapeutics, Bionumerik and Immunopharmaceutics. Prior Assitant Professor at Scripps Clinical and Research Foundation. Received his PhD in Physical Chemistry from Madurai Kamaraj University, India and was a post-doctoral fellow at UCSF.