- Specializing in surgical disorders and injuries of the Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
- Graduate of St. John’s University (MN) and the University of Minnesota Medical School
- Internship in general surgery and Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the University of Utah
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1999
- Fellowship in Spine Surgery at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Inglewood, CA