He was born in Seoul, Korea and grew up in Hong Kong and Jakarta, Indonesia. He received his undergraduate in Biology and Neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and graduated with honors in 2007. He went on to receive his Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD) at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. While studying at the University of Pennsylvania, he completed oral surgery externships at the York Hospital and the VA Hospital in Pennsylvania. In 2011, he relocated to Chicago and began his dental career.