He earned his medical degree at the University of Arkansas College of Medicine and completed residency programs in General Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and in Plastic Surgery at Harvard’s Plastic Surgery Residency Program. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps where he earned the rank of Colonel and he was decorated, earning the Bronze Star Medal during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He and his partner, Mark Shashikant, MD, FACS, are familiar with the wide range of procedures used in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He enjoys the variety of his work, meeting new patients daily, collaborating with fellow surgeons and providing leading-edge support to the entire health system.