Undergraduate Studies

University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 1990-1996 - Bachelor of Science – Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Medical School

Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC., 1998-2002

Residency

Internship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Orthopedic Surgery, 2002-2003 Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Orthopedic Surgery, 2003-2005 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2005-2008

• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, January 2006 – Present
• ElevateMed, Co-Founder and Board of Directors member, 2019 – Present
• Association of Academic Physiatrists, April 2007-2012
• Minnesota Medical Association, June 2002 – June 2008
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society, May 2002 – Present
• American Medical Association, 1999

• Featured on the cover of Top Doctor Magazine, 2022, Issue 142 with spouse Dr. Alyx Porter-Umphrey
• Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, Chief Resident, PM&R, 2007-2008
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Inducted May 2022
• Charles H. Epps Jr. M.D. Prize in Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery Howard University College of Medicine, May 2002
• Outstanding Performance Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology Junior Clerkship, Howard University College of Medicine, May 2002
• Howard University Medical Alumni Association Merit Achievement Award, 1999
• National Medical Fellowships Scholar, 1998-1999
• Stunt Doubled for actress, Whoopie Goldberg (former ABC tv show “Muppets Tonight”, 1997)
• Two Time All-American in Gymnastics.
• UCLA Gymnastics’ Most Valuable Player, 1994