Hometown – Valdosta, Georgia
Undergraduate – University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Medical School – Doctor of Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia
Internship – Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Residency – Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Fellowship – Rheumatology Program: Thurston Arthritis Research Center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Specialty – Rheumatology
Certifications – Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Rheumatology