Education 
                                    
                                    Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (Birmingham, AL)  
Internship: University of Alabama Hospital - Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)  
Residency: University of Alabama Hospital - Birmingham (Birmingham, AL) - General Surgery  
Fellowship: Cornell University Medical School (New York, NY) - Thoracic Aortic Surgery  
Fellowship: Cornell University Medical School (New York, NY) - Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery