My wife Ashley and I grew up in Grapevine, TX. We met while swing dancing in Dallas during my first year of medical school at the University of North Texas—College of Osteopathic Medicine and then married at the end of my second year in 2011. After graduating medical school in 2013, we moved to Tulsa, OK, to do residency at In His Image Family Medicine Residency program, where I graduated in 2016. I worked as a hospitalist for a year after graduation and then returned to become faculty in 2017 to be able to continue practicing full spectrum family medicine and to be involved in residency medical education. In May 2025, I completed the STFM's FM POCUS Educator's Certificate and so I especially enjoy teaching and using point-of-care ultrasound. My wife and I have three children: Siren, Asher, and Juniper. My hobbies include reading, board games, jiu jitsu, music, playing sports, and swing dancing.