Dr. Martinez holds both his Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry and economics and his medical degree from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. During medical school, Dr. Martinez served as a research fellow in vascular surgery at Harvard Medical School. He completed his internship in general surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and his residency in neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston – one year was spent at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Following that, Dr. Martinez did a fellowship in complex spine surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Fla.