He is Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Quillen College of Medicine of East Tennessee State University. He lives in Johnson City, Tennessee with his wife Bonnie, who is a nurse practitioner. Together they have five children, including two grown sons and three girls adopted from China, and two grandchildren. He and his family are very involved with their church, their children’s school and extracurricular activities, and organizations, such as LWB that support international adoption and underprivileged children.