- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta, GA 1965-1968
- University Of California at Irvine, CA 1970
- B.S., with Honors, Biology
- B.A., Physics

- University of Southern California
- Keck School of Medicine
- Los Angeles, CA
- M.D. Degree, 1970-1974

- Los Angeles County/University of Southern California
- Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Rotating Internship, 1974-1975
- University of California at Irvine
- Medical Center Irvine, CA
- Family Practice Residency, 1975-1977

- Parts I,II and III, April 1975
- Recertification continually since 1983
- Current certification until 2009

- American Association of Family Practitioners Fellow,
- American Academy of Family Practice
- San Diego County Medical Society
- California Medical Association
- American Medical Association

- "Top Family Doctor," Consumer Research Council of America,
--2002-2003
- "Top Doc," San Diego County Medical Society, 2004
- American's Top Family Doctors, Consumer Research Council of --America, 2007, 2008