I am board certified in hematology and medical oncology. I am assistant professor of medicine at Tulane University. I have an appointment at the southeast Louisiana veterans’ healthcare system where I supervise hematology and oncology fellows in a general oncology clinic. At both institutions I have a particular interest in genitourinary malignancies. The genetic underpinnings of prostate cancer is an area of current and active study. These understandings can have a direct impact on the care of patients of prostate cancer.