He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and an MBA from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Coleman completed his residency in anesthesia and his fellowship in pain management at Stanford University Medical Center. In addition he practiced and served as a faculty member in internal medicine, Dr. Coleman worked in clinical research in the pharmaceutical industry and advised pharmaceutical companies on U.S. and European regulatory requirements. Dr. Coleman worked for a private anesthesia practice in the San Francisco Bay Area before returning to Stanford as a faculty member in 2009.