He received a master clinician award from the Cleveland Clinic in 2006 and a master educator award from the Cleveland Clinic in 2001. His fellowship was with University Hospitals of Cleveland in infectious disease. He specializes in fever, fungal infections, general infectious diseases, granulomatous infections, mycobacterial infections, non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (ASB), osteomyelitis, pneumonia, surgical site and hospital acquired infections, and tuberculosis. He is a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Ohio Thoracic Society, and Infectious Diseases Society of Ohio.