Antelope Valley College (A.S. 1985)
Cal State Northridge (B.A. 1987)
UC San Diego School of Medicine (M.D. 1991)
UCLA General Surgery Residency (1991-98)
Research Fellow, Vascular Surgery, UCLA (1993-95)
UCLA Vascular Surgery Fellowship (1998-99)
Texas Heart Institute CV Residency (1999-2001)