He is the former Vice President of Clinical Affairs and the Chief Medical Officer at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Phoenix, Ariz. He received a BA in Biology from the California State University at Northridge, and his Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine degree from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine. He has been an Associate Professor of Medicine at National College of Naturopathic Medicine. He is the author of the Homeopathic Emergency Guide A Quick Reference Handbook to Effective Homeopathic Care. He is Past President of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and was selected as Physician of the Year by the AANP in 2000 and Physician of the Year by the Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association in 2003.