K H Ramesh a native of Bangalore, and an alumnus of Bangalore University & Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, obtained his Doctoral Degree in Human Cancer Cytogenetics under the guidance of Professors M Krishna Bhargava, MD and B. N. Chowdaiah, Ph.D. He moved to the US in 1986 and completed his Clinical Cytogenetics training under the guidance of world renowned geneticist Avery Sandberg, MD at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY.  At present he is the Director of Cytogenetics and CytoGenomics, and Professor of Pathology at Montefiore Medical Center & Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.  He is also Adjunct Faculty at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is a Board Certified Clinical Cytogeneticist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Genetics & Genomics, and Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics & Genomics. His expertise is in genetic testing of leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and soft and solid tumors. His interests include global education, football, and music.