He received his Veterinary Science degree from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (Pantnagar, India) and Master in Veterinary Public Health from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (Izatnagar, India). He earned his Ph.D. in Population Medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State University where his research focus was to study the dynamics of multidrug resistant Campylobacter in swine. Prior to joining the faculty at NC State University, he was an Oakridge Research Associated Universities Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA, Maryland.