He is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in sports medicine. After completing undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Missouri, he completed an internal medicine internship and three years of PM&R residency training at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. During that time, he was elected by his peers and served as chief resident, presented at more than ten national conferences, and was primary author of two peer-reviewed journal publications.