Born in Connecticut, he received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Randolph-Macon College and his M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia.

After completing orthopaedic residency at Thomas Jefferson University he did the shoulder/sports fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

He is a member of Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists and has been in private practice in Delaware since 1989 where he and his spouse Lois have raised their 3 children.

He is the first and currently only surgeon in Delaware to be elected as a full Active member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society. He is the only orthopaedic surgeon in Delaware to have ever been elected to serve on the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors. He has served on the AAOS Board of Councilors, and the AAOS Coding, Coverage and Reimbursement Committee. He is the only private practice surgeon in Delaware to be elected to the American Orthopaedic Association. He is a Past President of the Delaware Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has served on the Boards of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association and the YMCA of Delaware. He is past Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Medical Director of the Musculoskeletal Service Line at Christiana Care Health System.

His clinical practice is now focused on the surgical and non-surgical management of shoulder issues. He is involved with education of residents and therapists in our area. His interests outside of work include his family, golf, turning bowls, photography and visiting our National Parks.