He has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics since 2004, and is now Board-Certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, recently completing his fellowship at the UCSD School of Medicine. During his fellowship, he was a scholar in the UCSD Clinical Research Enhancement through Supplemental Training Program, receiving formal training in medical epidemiology, patient-oriented research, health services research, health outcomes measurement, data management, informatics, and biostatistics.