I was born and raised in Louisiana, so I naturally love spicy food, crawfish and jazz. I attended Tulane University, where I obtained a degree in computer science. After college, I was a software engineer for several years during the tech boom, but quickly developed a distaste for cubicles and limited person-to-person interaction. As a child, I always loved medicine, so I started taking night classes in anatomy and physiology. I worked my way to attending medical school at Louisiana State University. I was drawn to otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat surgery) due to the wide variety of patients, pathology and technical skill required of the field.