Texas A & M Univ. (B. S. Biochemistry 1990)
Univ. of TX Southwestern Medical School (M. D. 1994)
St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center General Surgery Residency (1994 -- 1999)
Albany Medical Center Cardiothoracic Residency (2006 -- 2008)
Board Certified, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Recertified 2019
Board Certified, American Board of Surgery, Recertified 2012, 2023