He completed medical school in Germany, earning combined MD and PhD degrees. He completed his internship and Internal Medicine residency at State University of New York at Buffalo, New York. Dr. Reske then completed a four year combined Geriatrics and Hematology/Oncology fellowship at Boston University Medical Center. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Hematology and Oncology. His research interest is cancer in the elderly.