Doctor of Medicine, Southwestern Medical School 1980
Bachelor of Science (chemistry) cum laude, California Institute of Technology 1975

Fellowship (Geriatric Medicine), Masters of Science (Public Health), University of Utah Health Science Center School of Medicine, 1991
Family Practice Residency, St. Paul Medical Center 1984
Family Practice Residency, St. Lukes Hospital (now Baylor Family Practice) 1982

Geriatric Medicine 1991, 2001 through present
Family Practice 1984, 1991, 1998, and 2004 through present
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hospice & Palliative Care Medicine (ABFP) 2008-2018

Academy of Hospice & Palliative Care Physicians
American Academy of Family Physicians, Fellow & Long-Term Member
American Association of Home Care Physicians, Charter Member
American Association of Military Surgeons, Life Member
American Geriatrics Society
Caltech Alumni Association