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Dr. Kalafer joined MediciNova in November of 2006. Before joining MediciNova Dr. Kalafer spent more than 25 years practicing clinical medicine and is Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine. Dr. Kalafer has held an Associate Clinical Professorship of Medicine at University of California at San Diego School of Medicine since 1985. Earlier in his career Dr. Kalafer held a position with the Centers for Disease Control of the U.S. Public Health Service in the Tuberculosis Division and has had a long term interest in public health. He has also served as a Principal Investigator for the International Early Lung Cancer Action Project. Dr. Kalafer holds a B.S. degree in Biochemistry from Cornell University and an M.D. degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University. He did further post-graduate medical training at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and UCSD School of Medicine. | 