He was born and raised in Toledo, OH and attended the University of Michigan for his undergraduate studies. He received his medical degree and ophthalmology residency training from the University of Cincinnati. He then completed a rigorous three-year fellowship sponsored by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the prestigious Center for Facial Appearances in Salt Lake City, Utah where he performed over 2,500 cosmetic and reconstructive procedures of the face, eyelids, orbit and tear drain system.