Jim graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cuyahoga Community College in 1997 from the Physician Assistant Program. Before joining The Heart Group (now NEOCS) in May of 2002, he worked as a PA in Emergency Medicine at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, and Summa Health Systems in Akron.

Jim sees patients at the Ravenna campus and has an active role with inpatient care at Robinson Memorial Hospital.