He received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and his medical degree from the University Rochester School of Medicine. Dr. McCormick completed his neurosurgical training at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio where he performed extensive research in spinal surgery biomechanics, and was the recipient of the Department of Neurosurgery Humanitarian Award. He is a member of multiple medical societies including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and serves on the Medical Board Staff Liaison Committee at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center.