He completed his undergraduate education at University College and obtained his medical degree with honors from Facility of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He stayed on at the University of Toronto for his internship and residency, completing an elite neurosurgical training program emphasizing all aspects of general neurosurgery and pediatric neurosurgery. After obtaining a Master's degree with research in neurosciences, he completed a fellowship at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto with a special emphasis on disorders of the spine, skull base, and peripheral nerves. He is board certified in both Canada and the United States, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and the attending neurosurgeons, and the attending neurosurgeon at four regional hospitals.