He never considered following any other career path and finds it incredibly fulfilling to play a key role in improving patients’ quality of life. His passion for helping people with arthritis was sparked by seeing his own dad suffer from the condition. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan, followed by his internship and residency at Stanford University, where he taught as an assistant professor. He shares his wealth of orthopedic knowledge as a volunteer, traveling regularly to Cambodia and Nicaragua to teach state-of-the-art techniques to local surgeons.View MoreDr. Aptekar's Experience