Dr. Gionis is Physician and Attorney. He has 42 years as an active practicing Physician and Surgeon.

Dr. Gionis is:
• A United States Fulbright Scholar in Law.
• Former United States Fulbright PEER Review Committee Member (Global-Public Health),
• A two-time recipient as UCLA Visiting Scholar in Public Health, Division of Healthcare Management and Policy, UCLA School of Public Health.
• President and Chairman of the Fulbright Academy of Law, Peace and Public Health, and its Institutional Review Board (www.Fulbrightacademylaw.org).
• President and Chairman of the American Board of Medical Marijuana Physicians (www.ABMMP.com), the only national organization in the United States to recognize and certify physicians having knowledge and expertise in the field of cannabinoid and medical marijuana therapy.
• A Master in Public Health (M.P.H., University of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.).
• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A., Pepperdine University).
• Master in Healthcare Administration (M.H.A., Seton Hall University, Center for Public Service); and Master in Law (LL.M. St. Thomas University School of Law).
• Licensed to practice medicine in California, Florida and New York.