He got his PhD from Albany Medical College and recieved his MD from Yale School of Medicine. His residency was completed at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Internal Medicine, and he became a fellow at Yale School of Medicine in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Waxman has board certification in Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pulmonary Disease. His clinical interests are Asthma, Critical Care, Acute Lung Injury, Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism, and Pulmonary Vascular Disease including Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.