He completed his pathology residency and cytopathology fellowship at the University of Chicago and an oncologic pathology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. His interests include both cytopathology as well as surgical pathology. Dr. Paintal has published in the field of thoracic pathology and participated in a number of medical education programs on the topic of NSCLC. Advancing Personalized Care for Patients with NSCLC: Tumor Genotyping and Biomarkers