He completed his undergraduate degree at York State College of Agriculture and Life Science, Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Science degree and physician assistant certification at Duke University School of Medicine. David Lott, RPA-C, is certified (with special recognition for Surgery) by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, a clinical instructor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse University, and a clinical instructor in Daemon College's Physician Assistant Program.