Robert is a graduate of Far Eastern University-NRMF in the Philippines, becoming a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology and a Doctor of Medicine. While in the Philippines, he also received additional three-year residency training in internal medicine and two-year fellowship training in gastroenterology and digestive diseases. Robert also received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of La Salette. He then went on to complete his Master of Science in Nursing through the University of Phoenix, becoming a board-certified family nurse practitioner. After moving to Washington, he worked for the Digestive Health Specialists and the Work Clinic until deciding to open his own clinic in Kent.