Dr. Derek was born in Oklahoma City and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Casady High School in Oklahoma City.A recipient of the Morehead Scholarship, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During this time, he earned Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Eta Sigma honors. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English.Dr. Derek continued his medical training at the prestigious UCLA Medical center in Los Angeles. He completed both his General Surgery and Plastic Surgery residency training programs there.