He received a B.S. in Zoology while at LSU in Baton Rouge, then graduated from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1980. He remained at Charity Hospital in New Orleans (LSU division) for both his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship, finishing in 1985. He is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Private practice included internal medicine and GI in Ville Platte LA from 1985-1995, then a busy gastroenterology practice with Gastroenterology Associates here in Baton Rouge from 1995-2010. Clinical activities here at LSUHSC/ OLOL include GI consult service rounds, teaching, inpatient procedures, LSU Hepatitis clinic, and endoscopy at the LSU Outpatient Surgical Center. Practice interests include ERCP, GI bleeding management, and cirrhosis. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.