Having grown up in Omaha he attended Creighton Prep, Creighton University, and UNMC. He did his family practice training in Wichita, KS. Prior to joining OneWorld in 2000 he lived and worked with his wife, Andrea, and 3 children in Honduras for 3 years. Besides providing direct patient care at OneWorld he serves as the medical director for an electronic health record network of 9 community health centers in Nebraska, Iowa, and Texas. He is currently the president and medical director of the Omaha based non-profit Chronic Care International.