Realizing in 1985 that medicine and business were converging, he attended Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management receiving his M.B.A. in 1987. Favorite courses in B-School were Macroeconomics, Finance and Portfolio Management. Investment research in computer modeling for portfolio optimization and performance lead to creating fundamental analysis modeling. Coupling stock screening with technical analysis lead to development of confirmatory analysis. Current areas of financial research are into the use and application of PFT ELS (Profit Elasticity) analysis of stocks for sector analysis. He is a member of AAII ( American Association of Individual Investors ).