Dr. J graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude having received his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with Highest Honors in Chemistry from the University of Florida (1976). He attended the University of Florida College of Medicine (1976-1980) and also completed his residency training and post-graduate medical education at the University of Florida College of Medicine Shands Hospital, Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry (1980-1984). Dr. J received continuing medical education from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, UCLA, Scripps Institute, Cleveland Clinic, and University of Miami.

Dr. J is Board Certified in Forensic Medicine by the American Board of Forensic Medicine (1996) and is a Board Certified Forensic Examiner. Dr. J has a special interest in the hybridization of Child & Adolescent Behavioral Medicine and Sports Psychiatry incorporating high level wellness-fitness therapeutic assignments as non-pharmacological behavioral medicine strategies for difficult to treat dysfunctional youth populations.

Upon completion of his graduate medical education, Dr. J was contracted with Martin Marietta Orlando Aerospace (1984-1985) as a Senior Management Development Specialist in the Department of Management Training and Organizational Development. He was an early pioneer in the development of innovative wellness programs for executive management and company personnel.

Dr. J entered private practice in 1984. He was the Founder and Director of a state-of-the-art Sports Medicine center utilizing both MedX core spinal technologies and Cybex exercise devices, specializing in the physical medicine muscle testing and rehabilitation of athletes and fitness enthusiasts in association with Bally Fitness Center in Winter Park, Florida. On an inpatient basis, Dr. J evaluated and treated behaviorally disturbed children and adolescents while maintaining active medical staff privileges at multiple Central Florida community hospitals.

Dr. J has consulted with several specialized programs for at-risk children and adolescents including Tampa Bay Academy, Devereux Florida Treatment Network, The House Next Door, Lake County Boys Ranch, Daniel Memorial, La Amistad, Girls & Boys Town, and a host of State of Florida Department of Juvenile Justice facilities including Florida Institute for Girls, Kingsley Juvenile Residential Center for Girls, Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center, and the deemed status award-winning Leon F. Stewart - Hal S. Marchman Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Dr. J held and has prosecuted several United States Patent and Trademark Office registered service marks including Dr. J's MagicStars® (1992) and subsequently founded a pro-social youth gang, Dr. J's MagicStars® Gang, comprised of habilitated juvenile delinquent youth that give back to society by performing innovative, positive community service activities. Dr. J's MagicStars® Gang has received national recognition, having been the subject for featured news stories on current issues with youth gangs. Dr. J's MagicStars® Gang has received numerous corporate sponsorships for special events by progressive companies including the world's largest entertainment company and a national company specializing in substance abuse prevention services for Safe Schools under Title IV of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, and the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act.

A former regional educational vice-president and accomplished member of Toastmasters International, Dr. J has performed often as a motivational speaker in front of large audiences. He has shared the platform at several national conventions and public speaking forums and has been recognized for his unique and entertaining presentation style. Dr. J has served as a media personality and has been a featured radio talk show guest on nationally syndicated Talk Radio and local television NBC-affiliate WESH-TV as an adolescent behavioral health issues spokesperson. Dr. J has appeared as one of the nation's leading Wellness Coaches on a variety of Webcast tele-medicine showcase events and has been a presenter on several distance learning video-conferences.

Dr. J is one of the original Founder Members of the RDV Sportsplex in Maitland, Florida. RDV Sportsplex, a joint venture between RDV Sports, Inc. and Florida Hospital, is a trend-setting destination for sports and wellness and is the only sports facility to serve as home to three professional sports teams, the NBA's Orlando Magic, the IHL's Orlando Solar Bears, and the WNBA's Orlando Miracle. Dr. J is also a founding member of the Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center in Winter Park, The Gainesville Health & Fitness Center, the Radisson-Justus-YMCA Aquatic Center on International Drive, and Eurofitness-Lifestyle Family Fitness in Lake Mary.

As a medical entrepreneur, Dr. J has developed a dual career path with over 20 years of successful marketing, sales and business development experience. Founding and managing a small investment banking firm, Dr. J and associates have served as angel investors for several leading edge, privately held technology & service companies including Professional Sports Investments Inc., Century III Studios Partners LLC, Star Partners LLC, Trazer Technologies Inc., Burstein Technologies Inc., Keytrade Online Inc., and New Era Technologies Inc. In addition to providing capital and investor relations support, Dr. J has been instrumental in developing new markets and facilitating quality improvements in company internal operations.

As a former Marriott Corporation sales associate, Dr. J served as a licensed real estate sales executive for the Orlando-based Marriott Vacation Club International. Dr. J was a recognized company leader in self-generation business achieving company record-setting, superior performance levels of sales closing success.

In 2002, Dr. J became a licensed Principal Consultant for Y2Marketing Inc., one of the nation's largest marketing consultation and advertising fulfillment solutions firms. Dallas-based, Y2Marketing maintains an unprecedented track record for helping small business owners separate themselves from their competition through innovation and strategic marketing initiatives.

Dr. J is a qualified cash flow consultant and in 2004 became Vice-President, Business Development and National Marketing Director for American Medical Revenue LLC (AMR) based in Napa, California. AMR specializes in healthcare third party accounts receivable financing for solo medical & dental practices, group practices, health care clinics, pharmacies, laboratory facilities, diagnostic imaging centers and small hospital chains.

As a researcher and published author, Dr. J has written articles for the professional medical literature, lay public journals and periodicals. He is a member of several professional societies and civic organizations. Dr. J actively supports many animal rescue charitable organizations in his community.

Dr. J serves as founder, chairman and CEO of Prevtech Corporation which has been conducting research & development since 2001. In 2004, Dr. J was successful in acquiring an unrestricted award of over $100,000 from the State of Florida and launched the nation's first innovative mental health program offering "Wellness Coaching" services for the detained youth at the Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Daytona Beach, FL.

In 2004 Dr. J founded and currently serves as Chairman & CEO of Prevtech Foundation, a non-profit corporation currently ramping up to serve large scale at-risk youth populations with innovative high-level wellness / fitness initiatives. (www.prevtech.com)

Dr. J and Irene reside in Lake Mary-Heathrow, Florida with their exotic family including Kumba, Denali, Cartel, and Changa.