He completed his orthopedic surgery residency in Boston at the Harvard University Combined Orthopedic Residency Program. Participating hospitals include Children’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Hospital. Following that, he was chosen to be chief resident in orthopedics at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He then completed a year of fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery, also at Harvard Medical School.