Following graduation from Marist College in 2012, with a BS in Biomedical Science, Robert came to the Phoenix area to pursue graduate education at Midwestern University, Glendale AZ.  A one-year Masters of Arts Degree in Biomedical Science turned into a five-year stay, culminating with graduation from Midwestern University as Doctor of Dental Medicine.  Robert earned several awards during graduation, including the Horace Wells Senior Student Award from the American Society of Dental Anesthesiology in 2017.

After graduation from Midwestern University, Robert, interested in anesthesia from the start, earned his moderate parenteral IV sedation certification before entering a general dental private practice in 2017. After one year of general dental practice, incorporating moderate parenteral IV sedation, he decided to pursue anesthesia more permanently, and applied for residency. After the completion of a 3-year CODA approved residency in Dental Anesthesiology at St. Barnabas Hospital, CUNY School of Medicine, Bronx, NY., Robert moved back to the Phoenix area to open his own private practice in the summer of 2021, Midwest Anesthesia Group.