Thomas John Kremen Jr MD

Thomas Kremen, MD, began participating in basic science research while obtaining his undergraduate degree in molecular, cellular and developmental biology. He continued this work after graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he worked in the field of neuro-oncology; his translational research aimed at treating malignant brain tumors by activating the body's own dendritic cells. While in orthopedic surgery residency, he continued his research efforts and completed a yearlong research fellowship through the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine. As a research fellow, he worked to characterize strategies to better direct the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in order to improve the healing of long-bone fractures.
Dr. Kremen earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1998 where he was also a varsity athlete and captain of the NCAA Division I men’s swimming team. He earned his medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2006 and then continued at UCLA where he completed his Orthopedic Surgery Residency Training in 2012.