He was born and raised in Utah and completed undergraduate work at Brigham Young University and then attended medical school at the University of Utah. A full General Surgery Residency at State University of New York in Buffalo was completed with Board Certification. After some consideration, he chose the University of Texas for his three year Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency and there attained Board Certification in Plastic Surgery. Dr. Bishop received an "Outstanding Resident" award by his faculty, and "Best Teacher" award by his peers.