A graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine, he completed his dermatology residency at M.L. King-Drew Medical Center. He has been associated with the National Medical Association for over 20 years. His area of focus is on inflammatory and auto immune diseases such as psoriasis and the severe comorbidities such as myocardial infarction, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, depression, metabolic syndrome, hearing loss and others affecting all skin types.