Dr. Plasse completed his fellowship in medical oncology at Mt Sinai Medical Center and his medical residency at Beth Israel Hospital, both in New York. He is a graduate of the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, and
Dr. Plasse has extensive experience in drug development, primarily in oncology, having worked with several large as well as small pharmaceutical and biotech firms. He was previously Director for Oncology for North America at Rhone-Poulenc Rorer and served as a consultant to several major firms, including Chiron, Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb.