For more than 30 years, he has practiced cardiology with experience spanning cardiovascular medicine, internal medicine, and interventional cardiology. His clinical work includes the diagnosis and treatment of angina, acute coronary syndromes, arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, acute myocardial infarction, and related cardiovascular disorders. He has also participated extensively in cardiovascular clinical investigations involving investigational drugs and therapies for heart disease and vascular conditions.

Alongside his clinical practice, he has held numerous hospital leadership and medical review responsibilities involving peer review, quality management, physician evaluations, and cardiology department oversight. His experience includes work as a qualified medical evaluator, reviewer for medical board-related matters, and medical advisor for disability and appeals evaluations. He has additionally served as principal investigator or co-investigator in more than 100 Phase II, III, and IV cardiovascular research studies involving therapies for arrhythmias, heart failure, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease.

Before entering medicine, he practiced law and later maintained involvement in legal and regulatory aspects of healthcare through consulting, peer review, and medical evaluation activities. His professional credentials include board certification in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, fellowship status in the American College of Cardiology, and licensure as both a physician and attorney. He has also authored publications involving acute heart failure, ventricular arrhythmias, mitral valve prolapse, and echocardiographic analysis of cardiac function. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Juris Doctor, a Doctor of Medicine, and a Master of Science in Administrative Medicine, reflecting a multidisciplinary background spanning law, medicine, and healthcare administration.