He acquired extensive knowledge from his father, encompassing the skill of piloting aircraft. Consequently, when the opportune moment arrived, he deliberately pursued a medical career, emulating his father’s profession. He obtained his MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and subsequently finished his initial surgical internship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He stayed there for an additional four years to finish his initial surgical residency and subsequently finished a second one at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. Since then, he has endeavored to maximize the magnitude of his excellent influence in his area. He became a member of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and served as a faculty member at the Medical University of South Carolina and Florida State University.
Completed his premedical studies with a Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University and his Medical Degree from the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine. After a full five years of General Surgery training at the University of Florida in Jacksonville, FL and Georgetown University in Washington, DC he was certified by The American Board of Surgery. He then completed two and a half years of Plastic Surgery training at Indiana University which included six months of training in Head and Neck Surgery at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. This was followed by an additional six-month Fellowship in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery at the prestigious Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in affiliation with New York University. After for a total of eight years of specialty training in surgery with some of the best in the field, he was certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery in 1989.
