Education
Graduate education
Graduate education
- University of Malta Medical School:
- M.D. with Exceptional Performance in Medicine
- February 1987 – June 1992
- Dean: Prof. F.F. Fenech, MD, FRCP, FACP.
- Mayo Graduate School, Rochester:
- Ph.D. in Molecular Biology
- July 2000 – May 2003
- Mentor: Dr Stephen J Russell, MD, PhD
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville:
- Introduction to Mathematical Biology
- March/April 2003
- Director: Prof. L.J. Gross, PhD
Post-doctoral Training
Post-doctoral Training
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Optimal Control Theory in Application to Biology
- July 2003
- Director: Professor S. Lenhart, PhD
- Santa Fe Institute, New Mexico:
- Mathematics and Computers in Medicine
- July/August 2004
- Director: Professor Lee Segel, PhD
- Harvard University, Cambridge
- Mayo Foundation Scholar
- Program for Evolutionary Dynamics
- Dept. of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
- September 2005 – June 2007
- Director: Professor Martin A. Nowak, PhD
- University of Lisbon, Lisbon:
- Visiting Scientist and Mayo Foundation Scholar
- Complexo Interdisciplinar, Dept. of Physics
- January 2007 – February 2007
- Director: Professor Jorge M. Pacheco, PhD
Internal Medicine & Subspeciality Training
Internal Medicine & Subspeciality Training
- Internship:
- St Luke’s University Hospital, Malta.
- July 1, 1992 – June 30, 1994
- Director: Prof. F.F. Fenech, MD, FRCP, FACP.
- Senior House Officer:
- Department of Internal Medicine, St Luke’s University Hospital, Malta.
- July 1, 1994 – October 31, 1996
- Director: Prof. F.F. Fenech, MD, FRCP, FACP
- Haematology
- Senior House Officer: Department of Hematology,
- West Glasgow University Hospitals
- NHS Trust, Glasgow, Scotland. November 1, 1996 – May 31, 1997
- Head of Department: Dr E.J. Fitzsimons, MD, FRCP, FRCPath
- Residency:
- Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota.
- June 27, 1997 – June 29, 2000
- Director: Dr H.J. Schultz, MD, MACP
- Fellowship:
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,
- Rochester. July 1, 2003 – July 1, 2005
- Program Chair: Dr Martha Q. Lacy, MD
- Chair: Dr Morie A. Gertz, MD
Board Certification & Licensure
Board Certification & Licensure
- Internal Medicine: Malta Medical Council, July 1, 1994 – present
- Internal Medicine: General Medical Council, United Kingdom, November 1, 1996 – May 31, 1997
- Internal Medicine: Florida Board of Medical Practice, November 1998 – July 1999
- Internal Medicine: Minnesota Board of Medical Practice, July 1999 – present
- Internal Medicine: Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, October 18, 2000 – present
- Internal Medicine: Arizona Board of Medical Practice, July 2003 – July 2004
- Hematology: Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, January 3, 2006.
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
- First prize in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, The New Lyceum, Gozo, Malta, June 1986.
- Distinction in Physiology and Biochemistry: University of Malta Medical School, June 1989
- Distinction in Anatomy: University of Malta Medical School, June 1989.
- Exceptional Performance in Medicine: University of Malta Medical School, June 1992
- First in Graduating Class: University of Malta Medical School, June 1992.
- Attitude, Commitment and Excellence Award (ACE): Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, June 2000.
- Internal Medicine Resident Research Award, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, April 2000.
- General Mills Foundation Clinician-Investigator Fellowship, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, May 2000.
- Winner of Regional Medical Jeopardy, ACP Minnesota Chapter Meeting, Minneapolis, November 1999.
- Winner of National Medical Jeopardy, ACP National Meeting, Philadelphia, April 2000.
- Mayo Medical School Excellence in Teaching Award, 2000.
- First Prize (Student Section): Building Bridges Research Symposium, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, November 2001.
- Fellowship Award, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, November 2001 (Competitive research grant with funding for 1 year).
- Travel Award, American Society of Gene Therapy, June 2003, Washington D.C.
- Fellowship Award, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, September 2003 (Competitive research grant with funding for 1 year).
- Travel Award, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, March 2003 (Introduction to the Mathematics of Biological Complexity).
- Travel Award, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, July 2003 (Optimal Control Theory in Application to Biology).
- Travel Award, Santa Fe Institute, Workshop on Mathematical Modeling and Computers in Medicine (July 2004).
- Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Orlando, Florida, May 2005.
- Donald C. Balfour Award for Meritorious Research, Mayo Alumni Association, May 2005.
- Elected Fellow, American College of Physicians, January 2007.
- Elected Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, March 2007.
- Elected Fellow, Institute of Biology (UK), April 2007.
- Elected Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of London, May 2007.
- Early Career Development Award for Clinician-Scientist, Mayo Clinic Rochester, April 2007.
- Elected Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, July 2007.
- Bellman Prize 2006 – 2007 – Mathematical Bioscience, 2009.