He interned at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. From 1948 to 1952 he was a post-doctoral fellow in the department of physiological chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and fellow in clinical medicine in the department of medicine.
During his time at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, he participated in an internship program. Subsequently, from 1948 to 1952, he pursued advanced research as a post-doctoral researcher in physiological chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and concurrently held a fellowship position in clinical medicine within the department of medicine.