He received his BA from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1985 and his PhD from Stanford University in 1992. He did postdoctoral research at Stanford and continued his research there as a senior scientist until joining the UCSF faculty in 2003, where he is currently one of two nonclinicians on the faculty of the Division of Cardiology. The close juxtaposition of Dr. Springer’s basic research background with the clinical cardiologists in the division has resulted in an active translational research program. More earthquake safety resources are available through his earthquake safety website (http://earthquake.matthewlspringer.com) and blog (http://quaketips.blogspot.com). Dr. Springer has no relevant financial interests.