I was born and raised in the West San Fernando Valley, where I attended Round Meadow Elementary, A.E. Wright Middle School, and Calabasas High. After high school, I moved on to the University of California San Diego, where I graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science. I earned my Doctorate of Dental Surgery with honors from UCLA School of Dentistry in 1994 and continued my education to complete my Master of Science in Orthodontics, , from USC in 1997.
Upon graduation, I joined my father in practice in Woodland Hills and, like my father, am a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, a member of the Southern California Angle Society, and an assistant professor in the graduate orthodontic department at USC, where I have received the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award multiple times as well. I have also implemented a case-review system to help the USC residents become board certified.
I love participating in both the local and orthodontic community. Personally, I have served on the region 71 AYSO board as the Boys U8 division rep, as well being a volunteer soccer referee. Professionally, I have been both the president and treasurer of the USC Orthodontic Alumni Association, as well as the program chair of the Southern California Angle Society.
In my spare time, I enjoy mountain biking, skiing, hiking with my wife, sons (Benjamin and Matthew), and our FOUR rescue dogs, one of which comes daily to the office with me!
