Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine - Doctor of Medicine (MD), 1997
Internship: Loyola University of Chicago - Surgery (General Surgery), 1998
Residency: Loyola University of Chicago - Surgery (General Surgery), 2002
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2005
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2006
Specialty Boards: American Board of Thoracic Surgery-Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery, 2006
Specialty Boards: American Board of Thoracic Surgery-Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 2010