He attended college at George Washington University and medical school at Yale. His neurosurgery training was completed at Emory and he completed a fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute. After practicing at the University of Rochester for four and a half year, he was recruited to the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He currently serves as Academic Vice-Chairman and Residency Program director and is in charge of training young residents to become neurosurgeons. He spends his spare time with his lovely wife (also a physician) and two delightful children. Among his many interests he enjoys going to the movies and writing.