"David grew up just outside of Raleigh, North Carolina and completed his undergraduate studies at Elon University where he obtained a degree in Spanish Language and Literature. Following, he began a career as a high school Spanish teacher and volunteer interpreter for Urban Ministries, an open-door clinic that provides services to those most affected by poverty in the community.
Desiring to be more directly involved in the care for patients, David returned to the Duke University Physician Assistant program where he obtained a Master’s in Health Sciences. Excelling in his studies, David was originally selected to complete surgical residency through Duke University Hospital, an opportunity that he would turn down following his first interaction with dermatology patients. “Dermatology was the only area of medicine that satisfied my curiosity for complex internal medicine, my passion for surgery and my eye for cosmetics.”
Since graduation David has worked in Dermatology, starting his career on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State where he joined a small practice with aims of increasing access to rural populations. Temporarily relocating to Florida to help care for his parents, David had chosen to return to the PNW. In his free time David enjoys the outdoors including golf, hiking and traveling."
