He received the Ph.D. degree in biophysics from Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia, in 2002. He is the author or coauthor of more than 250 peer-reviewed publications, 8 book chapters on Biomedical Optics, and 9 patents. His research interests include tissue optics, biomedical optics, nanobiophotonics, optical and laser measurements, computer simulation, and development of methods for control of tissue absorption and scattering properties for medical optical diagnostics and therapy.