He received his MD degree in 1993 and PhD in 1999, both from the University of Alberta, where he also completed his neurosurgical residency in 2001. He received further subspecialty training in neuro-oncology at the University of California, San Francisco. His clinical and research interests are focused on adult malignant brain tumors. He has particular interests in intraoperative MRI, glioma immunology and immunotherapy, and clinical trials in neurosurgical oncology.