Brigadegeneral, USAF; Bachelor of Science, Biology with Classic Studies, Summa Cum Laude, Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, N.C., 1988; M.D., Wake Forest University / Medical Corps; Master of Public Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 2001; Semifinalist bei der Astronautenauswahl der NASA-Gruppe 21; derzeit Mobilization Assistant to the Surgeon General of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C..