He has completed an internship in Internal Medicine, a residency in Ophthalmology, and a fellowship in Glaucoma. During his time at Temple University, where he earned his MD, he was the vice president of the Dermatology Interest Group and a member of the Big Friends Mentor Program, a community-based organization that pairs children up with adults to mentor them. Before coming to Boston University, he worked as an attending physician at the VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virigina.