Born and raised in South Texas, Dr. Hildebrand graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology (2000) before receiving a Doctor of Medicine (2004) from UT-Houston Medical School. He completed Internal Medicine residency (2007) and Rheumatology fellowship (2009) training at Wilford Hall Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Hildebrand earned a Master of Arts in Bioethics and Health Policy (2013) from Loyola University Chicago; his capstone project was Healthcare Policy in the United States: A Christian Perspective for a Pluralist State.