Paul completed his undergraduate studies at Louisiana State University before continuing his studies at Tulane University, receiving his Master’s in Cell and Molecular Biology. He then completed medical school at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is currently a General Surgery resident at WASHU, and is pursuing a research fellowship in the Morris lab. His academic interests include congenital disease and he will work on applying single cell techniques to the analysis of Hirschsprung’s Disease.