He trained at the University of California at Los Angeles, Harvard Medical School, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Washington, and MD Anderson Cancer Center. He held positions at the University of Tennessee, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, and is now with Baylor Scott and White / Texas A&M in Texas. His practice focuses on cancer reconstruction, and his research focuses on surgical outcomes. His research keywords: plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, head and neck reconstruction, microsurgery, free flaps.