• Graduate of UC Riverside's Biomedical Sciences Program
• Graduate of UCLA Medical School
• Graduate of USC's Executive MBA Program
• Past president of the LA Chapter of the California Academy of Family Physicians
• Alternate Delegate to the Board of Directors for the California Academy of Family Physicians
• Former Board of Directors Member of the Family Practice Political Action Committee
• Executive Board Member of the LA Chapter of the California Academy of Family Physicians
• 20 years of Clinical Medicine Experience; 2 years of experience as a Medical Director at Aetna
• Former Chief of Service of Kaiser Permanente's Urgent Care Service
• Black Belt, American Kenpo
• Eagle Scout, Bronze Palm, BSA