After completing Northwestern University Medical School in 1970, he worked as a House Officer in the British National Health System at Cambridge University.His orthopedic residency was from 1971-75 at the Hospital for Joint Disease Orthopedic Institute in New York City.1975-77, he served as a Major in the United States Army at Fort Dix, NJ at Walson Army Hospital- and received the Army Commendation Award.