Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery (CAQHS), Dr. Schenck received his B.A. from Taylor University, and graduated from the University of Illinois Medical School. He then completed a residency in Plastic Surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and hand anatomy and hand surgery fellowships respectively, at the Hospital for Joint Diseases under Dr. Emanuel Kaplan, and later at Roosevelt Hospital under Dr. J. William Littler, all in New York City.