Gary graduated from the Occupational Therapy program at Washington University in St. Louis in 1993, and became a Certified Hand Therapist in 1999. He also received his MBA in 2010.
He has worked as the Director of Therapy at Chicago Metro Hand Therapy, alongside the physicians of Hand to Shoulder Associates since 1998.  His primary area of clinical interest is the post operative management of traumatic upper extremity injuries. 
Gary is a Past President of the American Society of Hand Therapists, and has also served as Vice President, Secretary Treasurer and Education Division Director for ASHT,  
He is currently the Vice Chairman of the American Hand Therapy Foundation, and on the Board of Directors for the Hand Therapy Certification Commission.
 He has also served as an Affiliate Board Member for the American Association for Hand Surgery and a member of the Medical Advisory Board for Arthritis Today Magazine.
Gary lectures frequently and and teaches continuing education courses throughout the United States.