After completing a postgraduate degree in mathematics, Dr. Jones changed his focus to medicine, graduating from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California before his residency in general surgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He then pursued his fellowship in surgical critical care at The Ohio State University, before joining the faculty there in 2013 and serving as the associate medical director of trauma services, course director for senior surgical students and medical director for process improvement for the Department of Surgery.