He serves as the Director of Research for his department. He completed medical school at the University of California, Irvine and residency at the Harvard Affiliated EM Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He has a long-time interest in International EM, and worked for several years at an EM development project in Tuscany, Italy. He is interested in the develop of EM as a specialty in developed countries. He is currently the chair of the AAEM International Committee and the Secretary of the SAEM International EM Interest Group.