Dinenberg graduated Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University, completed a Family Practice internship at Hennepin County Medical Center, MNPLS, MN, a Occupational and Environmental Medicine residency at University of California at San Francisco and a Masters of Public Health at University of California at Berkeley. Dinenberg brought mindfulness to patients in private practice for nine years on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital, LaJolla, CA, then served as Chief Medical Officer for a population health company for four years during which time he integrated mindfulness into population health initiatives.