- Was born and raised in Port Reading, less than 2 miles from the office
- Graduated from Woodbridge Sr. High School, less than a mile from the office
- Loved playing sports with neighborhood friends growing up
- Loves the Yankees, Buffalo Bills, NY Rangers, New York Knicks, Syracuse Orange
- Originally a Chemistry Major in college before transferring to Pharmacy School
- Graduated with a BS in Pharmacy from Northeastern University
- Did an Internship at Mass. General Hospital, General Medical Services, in the famous Bulfinch Building. Was on the last medical rounds there before it was converted to a museum
- Graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ (Currently Rutgers Medical and Dental School) with a DMD
- Is a Veteran by way of the US Public Health Service as was an officer/clinical pharmacist at the Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda Maryland
- Received a Certificate in Hospital Pharmacy after one year residency at the Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, completing a Work Time Thesis for federal government
- Graduated from both Pharmacy School and Dental School with Honors
- Member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society and Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society
- Completed a Two-Year Residency in Temporomandibular and Orofacial Pain Disorders from University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ (Currently Rutgers Medical and Dental School)
- Coached recreation and competitive travel teams in Baseball, Basketball, and Soccer
- Trained for years in martial arts with Taekwondo, Shotokan Karate and Hapkido as main disciplines, attaining a black belt in Taekwondo
- Loves animals, especially dogs, favorites being beagles and golden retrievers
- Loves vacationing in the Caribbean with Aruba as favorite island
- Loves 60s and 70s music
- Saw Billy Joel perform at a bar in Boston with, at most 50 people, in early 1976
- In 1994 Channel Seven Eyewitness News ran a TV special in the office
- Awarded Top Dentist in NJ numerous times for cosmetic work
- Has treated over four thousand different patients in his career
- Enjoys snorkeling and identifying various sea animals in their native habitat
- Was a pharmacology tutor both in Pharmacy School and Dental School
- Caught his only baseball at Yankee Stadium hit by Bobby Murcer off of pitcher Jim Bibby
- Alaskan Vacation and hiking on Mendenhall Glacier after a helicopter excursion was one of his most exciting travel experiences
- Swimming with Whale Sharks and Giant Manta Rays miles off the coast of Cancun was one of his most exciting animal interactions
- Favorite food is, of course, Pizza
- Owns Trademark to “Tooth or Consequences” newsletter and marketing term
- Member of the “714 Club” at the Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore. Has a plaque for #656 which represents Babe Ruth’s 656 home run. This was for donating to restore Babe Ruth’s childhood home in Baltimore where he was born and now has been converted into a museum
