| 2019 – present | Functional Medicine Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) (Certification exam anticipated November 2023) |
| 2020 – 2021 | Homeopathy Center for Education and Development of Homeopathy (CEDH) |
| July 2017 | Board Certification, NCCAOM for LAc National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for Licensed Acupuncturist (NCCAOM) |
| July 2016 – May 2017 | Master’s Level Acupuncture Certificate (LAc) Midwest College of Oriental Medicine, Evanston, IL |
| Aug 2010 – April 2012 | Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Emperor’s College of Oriental Medicine, Los Angeles, CA |
| April 2013 | Board Certification, American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (FAAMA) |
| Oct 2011 – June 2012 | Structural Acupuncture for Physicians Course Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| April 2009 | Intro Course, Medical Acupuncture for Physicians Helms Medical Institute, Washington, DC |
| July 2007 – April 2009 July 2004 – June 2006 | Residency, General Surgery Division of General Surgery Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL |
| July 2006 – June 2007 | Fellowship, Surgical Education Department of Surgery Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL |
| June 2006 – June 2007 | Master of Arts, Medical Education and Leadership Individual Option Program University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL |
| Aug 1999 – May 2004 | Doctor of Medicine College of Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| Aug 1997 – May 2003 | Master of Science, Physiology and Biophysics Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| Jan 1993 – Dec 1995 | Bachelor of Arts, Literature, with Honors Distinction in Literature Distinction as a University Scholar University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC |
| Aug 1989 – May 1992 | Associate of Arts, General Studies, with Honors University of Maryland, Munich Campus, Munich, Germany |
