He graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse in 1994. In 1998 he received his medical degree from Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa. He went on in 2001 to complete his residency in podiatric surgery at Yale—New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Conn., and VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven, Conn. He specializes in Foot and Ankle Surgery and has a special interest and qualification in Diabetic foot care.