Sarfraz Ahmad, PhD is Director of Clinical Research at AdventHealth Cancer Institute (AHCI), Orlando. He received doctoral degree from North-Eastern Hill Univ, Shillong. Before joining AHCI in 2002, he spent 2-years at IIT-Delhi as researcher, and 10-years in research at Loyola Univ. Chicago and Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Colleges of Medicine. Currently, he is also Professor of Medical Education at Univ. of Central Florida and Professor of Clinical Sciences at Florida State Univ., Orlando. He has trained fellows, residents, medical students, and graduate/undergraduate students for their scholarly research projects. Dr. Ahmad’s research focus is on the analyses of clinico-pathologic and surgical outcomes of GYN-oncology, hematology, and gastroenterology patients and to better understand the cellular/molecular mechanisms of cancer and related thromboembolic/hematologic disorders. His investigations are also aimed towards evaluation of novel treatment options for better management of hemato-oncologic patients. Dr. Ahmad has published nearly 300 peer-reviewed scholarly research articles and book chapters, and >400 scientific abstracts. He is reviewer and has editorial responsibilities for several biomedical journals and books; and has received competitive research grants and national/international awards for his contributions/accomplishments. Dr. Ahmad is also passionate about classical Hindi-Urdu literature & poetry and takes pride with active participation in such forums.