Dr. Pine graduated in the top 1% at Rush Medical College in Chicago.  He was elected to the prestigious medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha during his third year.  He completed his five year residency in otolaryngology head and neck surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He then went on to complete a clinical and research fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, England.  This tertiary care center is world renowned for advances in the field of pediatric otolaryngology. He is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology at UTMB in Galveston.  Dr Pine reads extensively and continues to attend both national and international meetings in his field. He is extremely involved with medical mission work and helps lead yearly trips to Vietnam.