Degrees · Certifications · Licensure

Education &
Credentials

Physician · Scholar · Engineer · Theologian

"The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head."
— Sir William Osler, MD

Experience

Professional Experience

Current Position

Chief of Geriatrics

University of South Alabama · USA Health

Division of Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine · Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

July 2025 – Present

Military Service

Medical Officer — United States Navy

Active Duty · Honorable Discharge

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt · Ethics Committee Member

May 2013 – February 2020

Academic Degrees

Five Disciplines.
One Vision.

Medicine

  • MD Doctor of Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham

Engineering

  • BS Civil Engineering University of South Alabama
  • MS Healthcare Systems Engineering Johns Hopkins University

Theology

  • MDiv Master of Divinity Regent University
  • MTS Applied Orthodox Theology Antiochian House of Studies

Counseling

  • EdD Community Care & Counseling Liberty University

Business

  • MBA Master of Business Administration Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • MS Healthcare Management Johns Hopkins University

Doctor of Medicine

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

2013

Geriatrics, Hospice & Palliative Medicine

University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital

2023 – 2025

Family Medicine

University of Louisville – Owensboro Health

2020 – 2023

Internal Medicine

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

2013 – 2015

Graduate & Academic

Graduate & Academic Degrees

Healthcare Systems Engineering

Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering

With Honors · 2024

Applied Orthodox Theology

Antiochian House of Studies

2024

Community Care & Counseling, Traumatology

Liberty University

With Distinction · 2022

Interdisciplinary Studies

Regent University

2022

College of Naval Command & Staff

U.S. Naval War College

2018

Orthodox Christian Studies

Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge Theological Federation

2016

Civil Engineering

University of South Alabama

Summa Cum Laude, Departmental Honors · 2009

In Progress

Industrial Engineering

University of Tennessee Knoxville

Expected 2029

In Progress

Master of Business Administration

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Gies School of Business

Expected 2027

In Progress

Healthcare Management

Johns Hopkins University, Carey School of Business

Expected 2027

In Progress — ABD

Applied Apologetics

Liberty University, Rawlings School of Divinity

Expected 2026

Licensure

Medical & Professional Licensure

Medical License — Alabama

Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Lic. MD.34716 · Issued 2016

Medical License — Kentucky

Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure

Lic. 54528 · Issued 2020

Engineering Intern

State of Alabama

Reg. 15361 · Issued 2009

Board Certification

Board Credentials

Family Medicine — Board Certified

American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)

Board Certified

Geriatric Medicine — Board Eligible

American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)

Board Eligible

Hospice & Palliative Medicine — Board Eligible

American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)

Board Eligible

Certified expertise in continuous process improvement and systems optimization

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Advanced Master Certificate

Villanova University

2017

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Naval Continuous Process Improvement

United States Navy

2014