- University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry – 1982
- American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – Dentist-Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Certified)
- Certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Residency: University of Minnesota School of Dentistry – 1986
- Internship: Hennepin County Medical Center – 1983
- General Dentistry
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery