He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery. He received an undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minneosta, and medical degree from the University of Minnesota School of Medicine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Graupman completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in the department of neurosurgery, also at the University of Minnesota. He completed a fellowship in in pediatric neurosurgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine/Children’s Hospital of Denver in Denver, Colorado.