- MD, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, 1980
- Internal Medicine Residency, Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, 1983
- Chief Medical Resident, Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, 1983
- Medical Oncology Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, 1986
- Professor of Medicine
- Chief, Malignant Hematology and Medical Oncology
- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center