He is a member of the American and Texas academies of Physician Assistants, and a life member of the Veteran’s Caucus of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and Texas Chapter of the American Heart Association Board of Directors. He is also an honorary lifetime member and former membership chair of the Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants. Zwanziger served in the U.S. Air Force, and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska and an associate degree in nursing from Miami Dade Community College. He replaces Pamela Welch of Mount Vernon.