Dr. Jimenez-Zepeda currently holds an academic position as Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Calgary and Clinician Scientist for the Tom Baker Cancer Center in Calgary, AB, Canada. He completed medical school at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico, and took Internal Medicine and Hematology training at the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition in Mexico City. He obtained specialized training in lymphoma and myeloma at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain and at the Mayo Clinic (Scottsdale, Arizona).
Dr Zepeda joined the myeloma research group at the Princess Margaret Hospital in July of 2009 as a clinical research fellow Dr Zepeda has more than 100 journal publications and abstracts to his credit. He has served as a reviewer for Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Journal of Clinical Oncology, British Journal of Hematology, Annals of Hematology, International Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Hematology, Leukemia Lymphoma Journal, Journal of Pathology and the World Journal of Surgical Procedures among others. Currently, he leads the Amyloid program at the University of Calgary. He is a member of the steering committee for the Myeloma Canada Research Network Database and is a member of the International Myeloma Society, European Hematology Association, and American Society of Hematology.