I am a native of Jackson, MS, and a graduate of Wingfield High School...c/o 99...Go Falcons!!! I completed my undergraduate degree, at Florida Memorial College (now Florida Memorial University; Miami, FL); podiatry school, at The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (now Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine; Independence, OH); and residency training at the Northport VA, in Northport, NY.