Originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, he attended Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a Master of Medical Sciences degree in Physician Assistant studies. While enrolled at Arcadia University, Joseph completed an Emergency Medicine rotation abroad at Zacapa Regional Hospital in Guatemala. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and twice received the Academic Achievement Award in the Biology Department. Joseph is a member of the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants. He joined Kessel Dermatology in 2008.