Home: Westport, CT. Birthplace: Paris, France. Profession: Physician. Organization: NAMSA, HistoSonics, and New Phase. Title: Medical Director – NAMSA. Medical Advisor – HistoSonics. Significant other: My wife, Meg Geschwind. Languages spoken: English, French, and some German.
Current project: Develop the imaging core laboratory at NAMSA. Recent professional development: Passed the exam for my American Board of Radiology recertification. Latest contribution to others: Visited and donated money to an animal sanctuary in Upstate New York. Hobbies: Skiing, soccer, tennis, animal well-being, history, geopolitics, geography. Recent travel or adventure: Ski trip to Alta in Utah. Recently viewed and recommended: Tehran. Recent unique acquisition: A painting that belonged to my grandparents.
Personality profile: Passionate, driven, competitive, tenacious, compassionate, innovative, curious, optimistic. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Energetic. How do you define an ideal business relationship? A relationship based on respect and trust. What is your greatest joy? Spending time with my sons (and their spouses), my wife, and my Maine Coon cats. What is your guilty pleasure? Gelato, excellent French cheese, pies. What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? On boutique hotels, when traveling. What is at the top of your bucket list? A trip to Siberia. How do you relieve stress? Exercise.
What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? Books (lots of them) and art objects (Delft porcelain and Asian pottery). Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? My wife, my mentor during my residency training and the chairman of my department when I was at Johns Hopkins. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Stay strong and carry on. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Keep forging ahead. What modern technology innovation do you most appreciate? Cancer research based on molecular biology. What is your go-to source of news and information? Fox News. What personal circumstance has had the greatest influence on your life? Immigration to the US.
What is your big idea?
Targeting cancer cells by inhibiting their ability to process glucose to generate energy and grow/multiply.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field? Better understand the impact of histotripsy on the tumor microenvironment. What widely held belief do you reject? Conspiracy theories. What mega-trend most concerns you? Online information that circulates without any way to ensure that it is the truth.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? From Europe to America: A Journey That Was My Destiny. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Dustin Hoffman. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My grandparents on my father side or Johan Cruijff. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? Soccer or tennis player. What advice would you give your younger self? Remain passionate, energetic and driven but control my emotions. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? My wedding day. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? The period between 2007 and 2012.
Personal mission: Curing cancer and taking care of patients affected by cancer. Personal motto: Stay strong and carry on. Favorite quote: "The meaning of life is to give life meaning" (Viktor Frankl).
