He completed his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, with Departmental Honors. He got his Medical Degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City with Distinction in Research. He did his Residency in General Surgery at New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, which he completed during his Chief Surgical Residency. 

For fellowship training he went to University Medical Center, Princeton, N.J. which he did under, world-renowned bariatric surgeon – Robert E.Brolin, M.D.

Membership:

• The American College of Surgeon ( ACS)
• The American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 
• The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)

Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery:

• St. Mary Medical Center at Long Beach, Dignity Health Southern California Hospital at Culver City, Prospect Medical

Affiliated with other hospitals and surgery centers:

• Cedar Sinai Medical Center, L.A.
• Silver Lake Medical Center, L.A.
• Soma Surgery Center, Beverly Hills
• South Coast Surgery Center, Costa Mesa