Dan grew up in Lovell, Wyoming. He finished his undergraduate studies at the University of Wyoming and thereafter attended Rocky Mountain College where he received a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant studies. After five years of working as a PA, he decided to further his career by returning to school to become a doctor. Dan expressed "Medicine offers so many options and I am excited to see where it takes me in the coming years". When he is not studying, he loves spending time with his wife and roughhousing with his two sons.