He completed medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, and his residency and fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. He is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Pediatrics and he has clinical expertise in celiac disease, colonoscopy, constipation, Crohn's disease, diarrhea, endoscopy, eosinophilic esophagitis, feeding disorders, pediatric food sensitivity, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), endoscopic gastrostomy, irritable bowl syndrome (IBS), pediatric liver disease, polypectomy, and ulcerative colitis.