Dr. Stein was raised in the Bay Area and graduated with honors from The University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Anthropology and Zoology. After receiving his M.D. degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY, Dr. Stein completed two years of general surgery training and two additional years of Orthopedic research at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. Dr. Stein completed his Orthopedic Residency at Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine and his Hand Fellowship training at Loma Linda University School of Medicine.