1956
Is born in Baton Rouge, LA.
1979
Receives a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Louisiana State University (LSU).
1985
Earns a bachelor’s degree in zoology and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from LSU; Attains a Doctor of Dental Surgery from the LSU School of Dentistry.
1990
Receives a master’s degree in humanities from LSU.
1993
Attains a Doctor of Medicine from LSU Health Shreveport.
1998
Is inducted as a fellow in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics.
1998
Is a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital Brigham through today.
1999
Is inducted as a fellow in psychosomatic medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
2012
Co-authors “Almost Alcoholic: Is My (or My Loved One’s) Drinking a Problem?”