Dr. Ray studied at the University of Arizona and received his bachelors in 1996. He studied medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and received his MD in 2000. He completed his internship at the department of surgery at the Southern Illinois School of Medicine in 2002 and his residency at the department of surgery at the Southern Illinois School of Medicine in 2006. He is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy and the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is a member of the St. John’s Hospital Quality Assurance Committee, the Multidisciplinary Trauma Committee and the Graduate Medical Education Committee.