After growing up in southeastern Michigan, he attended the University of Michigan for his undergraduate studies, followed by Wayne State University for medical school where he earned Alpha Omega Alpha honors. He then completed his internship and residency in orthopaedic surgery at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. During his residency he was drawn to the complexity of the foot and ankle which led him to pursue a fellowship at the OrthoCarolina Foot and Ankle Institute in Charlotte, NC.